Management of traumatic optic neuropathy with coexistent spinal cord injury: A case report

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1012-1014

  Sherman, Andrew L ^a   Cardenas, Diana D ^a,b   Swedberg, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0030929549     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90068-X     Document Type: Article

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