Optic neuritis following albendazole therapy for orbital cysticercosis

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 339-341

  Tandon, Radhika ^a   Sihota, Ramanjit ^a   Dada, Tanuj ^a   Verma, Lalit ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Cysticercosis; Optic neuritis; Prednisolone

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTICERCOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORBIT DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031739992     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1998.tb01341.x     Document Type: Article

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