Apical optic nerve compression of dysthyroid optic neuropathy on computed tomography

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 1981, Pages 807-809

  Kennerdell, John S ^a   Rosenbaum, Arthur E ^a,b   El Hoshy, Mohamed H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; MUSCLE; OPTIC NEUROPATHY; ORBIT APEX; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; THERAPY; THYROID DISEASE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; GRAVES' DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBIT; PAPILLEDEMA; SCOTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0019482490     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1981.03930010807002     Document Type: Article

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