Botulinum toxin as adjunct for refractory compressive optic neuropathy in Graves' disease

Orbit

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-178

  Simonsz, H J ^a   Vingerling, J R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Graves' disease; Optic neuropathy; Strabismus

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR VISION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; EUTHYROIDISM; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RETROBULBAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0031789149     PISSN: 01676830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/orbi.17.3.173.2748     Document Type: Article

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