Atypical Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: A case with five different episodes of visual disturbance

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-198

  Chuman, Hideki ^a   Nao i, Nobuhisa ^a   Chuman, Tomomi ^a,b   Sawada, Atsushi ^a,b   Ozaki, Mineo ^a,c   Futami, Yosuke ^d   Isashiki, Yasushi ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

^c Ozaki Eye Hospital   (Japan)

^d Futami Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^e KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATP deficiency optic neuropathy; Habituation of smoking and drinking; Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy; Recurrent episodes; Tobacco alcohol optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC DISORDER; HEREDITARY OPTIC ATROPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHOSPHATE DEFICIENCY; POINT MUTATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING HABIT; STRESS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0033391709     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/noph.22.3.195.3726     Document Type: Article

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