Response of the pupil to tropicamide is not a reliable test for Alzheimer disease

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-159

  Fitzsimon, J Susan ^a,b   Waring, Stephen C ^a   Kokmen, Emre ^a   McLaren, Jay W ^a   Brubaker, Richard F ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TROPICAMIDE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYDRIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX;

EID: 0031058498     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1997.00550140031009     Document Type: Article

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