Cortical Blindness in Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 727-729

  Garg, M K ^a   Mohapatro, A K ^a   Dugal, J S ^a   Singh, A P ^a  

^a CHSC   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL BLINDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BLINDNESS, CORTICAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PORPHYRIA, ACUTE INTERMITTENT;

EID: 0033156763     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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