Pupillary response to topical tropicamide as a marker for Alzheimer's disease

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 256-257

  Treloar, Adrian J ^a   Assin, Mandy ^b   Macdonald, A J D ^b  

^a Bexley Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Section of Old Age Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Diagnosis; Eye; Tropicamide

Indexed keywords

TROPICAMIDE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MYDRIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029877143     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1996.tb00194.x     Document Type: Article

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