Mega Dose Intravenous Methylprednisolone in Bilateral Simultaneous Optic Neuritis

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 798-800

  Panagariya, A ^a   Sureka, R K ^a   Singh, R ^a   Chaturvedi, M ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEURITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEURITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033170864     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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