Fluctuating oculomotor signs in Arnold-Chiari malformation diagnostic pitfalls

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-221

  Chavis, Pamela S ^a,c   Mullaney, Paul B ^b   Bohlega, Saeed ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arnold Chiari malformation; Fluctuating oculomotor signs; Intranuclear ophthalmoplegia; MRI; Nystagmus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIPLOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA;

EID: 0031859453     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/noph.19.4.215.3935     Document Type: Article

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