Treatment of strabismus and nystagmus with botulinum toxin type A

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-37

  Lennerstrand, Gunnar ^a   Nordbø, Odd Åsmund ^b   Tian, Suna ^a   Eriksson Derouet, Brigitte ^a   Ali, Talal ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Complications; Nystagmus; Strabismus; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; PARALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RETROBULBAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STRABISMUS; VERTICAL STRABISMUS;

EID: 0031932273     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760106.x     Document Type: Article

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