Uhthoff and his symptom

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 63-69

  Selhorst, John B ^a   Saul, Robert F ^b  

^a Ophthalmology Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center ^*  (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction block; Exercise; Hyperthermia; Pattern visual evoked potentials; Uhthoff s symptom

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EXERCISE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BODY TEMPERATURE; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; EXERCISE; GERMANY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 19TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT.; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NEURITIS; PORTRAITS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0029048647     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-199506000-00002     Document Type: Article

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