Neuro-ophthalmic complications of acute varicella

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 324-328

  Kertes, Peter J ^a   Baker, John D ^b   Noël, Léon P ^a,c,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Eye Consultants of Syracuse   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system complications; Chickenpox; Complications; Cranial nerve palsy; Herpesvirus; Optic neuritis; Varicella; Viral encephalitis; Viral exanthem

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; DIVERGENT STRABISMUS; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; PTOSIS;

EID: 0032293376     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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