Opsoclonus - Myoclonus syndrome in an adult: A case report and response to Clonazepam

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 101-102

  Garg, R K ^a   Kar, A M ^a   Dixit, V ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCLONUS; OPSOCLONUS; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FOLLOW UP; SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CLONAZEPAM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCLONUS; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029661872     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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