Radiation-associated cerebral blindness

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 609-611

  Pomeranz, Howard D ^a   Henson, John W ^b   Lessell, Simmons ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION NECROSIS;

EID: 0032189336     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(98)00132-9     Document Type: Article

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