Pachymeningitis with multiple cranial neuropathies and unilateral optic neuropathy secondary to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 196-200

  Girkin, Christopher A ^a   Perry, Julian D ^a   Miller, Neil R ^a,b   Reich, Stephen G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve palsy; Optic neuropathy; Pachymeningitis; Pseudomas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031693257     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-199809000-00010     Document Type: Article

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