Neuromuscular blocking drugs do not alter the pupillary light reflex of anesthetized humans

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 579-584

  Gray, Andrew T ^a,c   Krejci, Sharon T ^b   Larson, Merlin D ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0030925312     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550170055014     Document Type: Article

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