Altered pupillary size and darkness and light reflexes in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 665-668

  Prettyman, R ^a   Bitsios, P ^a   Szabadi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Pupillary darkness reflex; Pupillary light reflex

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOMETRY; TELEVISION; TIME; VELOCITY;

EID: 0031011572     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.62.6.665     Document Type: Article

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