Visual recovery following treatment with very high dose corticosteroid in traumatic optic neuropathy

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 216-217

  Chan, T K ^a   Wong, J S ^a   Ram, R S ^a   Amrith, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

corticosteroid therapy; methylprednisolone; surgical decompression; traumatic optic neuropathy; visual prognosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PREDNISOLONE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0029814306     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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