Ocular neuromyotonia in Graves dysthyroid orbitopathy

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 365-370

  Chung, Sophia M ^a,b   Lee, Andrew G ^b,c   Holds, John B ^b,d   Roper Hall, Gill ^b,e   Cruz, Oscar A ^a  

^a Anheuser Busch Eye Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOTONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030939602     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150367009     Document Type: Article

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