Pediatric Neurology
Volume 25, Issue 1 , Pages 71-74 , July 2001

Three patients with ophthalmoplegia associated with Campylobacter jejuni

  • Shigekazu Kuroki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics; Kobe City General Hospital; Kobe, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Kuroki; Department of Pediatrics; Kobe City General Hospital; 4-6 Minatojima-Nakamachi; Chuo-ku; Kobe 650-0046, Japan
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  • Takahiko Saida, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Center for Neurological Diseases; Utano National Hospital; Kyoto, Japan
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  • Masafumi Nukina, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Research Institute of Kobe City; Kobe, Japan
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  • Mieko Yoshioka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics; Kobe City General Hospital; Kobe, Japan
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  • Junko Seino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics; Kobe City General Hospital; Kobe, Japan

Received 20 December 2000 ,Accepted 6 March 2001.

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