Nystagmus mimicking spasmus nutans as the presenting sign of Bardet- Biedl syndrome

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 770-772

  Gottlob, I ^a,b   Helbling, A ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; OBESITY; POLYDACTYLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; TWINS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

BARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASES IN TWINS; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; OBESITY; POLYDACTYLY; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; SPASMS, INFANTILE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033406172     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(99)00293-7     Document Type: Article

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