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"Salt and Pepper" in the Eye and Face: A Prelude to Brainstem Ischemia
Am J Ophthalmol 144:322-325, Conforto, A.B.,et al, 2007
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Article Abstract
Impending pontine ischemia is an important differential diagnosis in patients with acute ocular pain. Prompt neurovascular evaluation and treatment may avoid devastating brainstem infarcts that cause death or long-term disability, particularly in patients with basilar artery occlusive disease.
 
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