Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of a paraneoplastic syndrome and testicular carcinoma

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 864-867

  Bennett, J L ^b   Galetta, Steven L ^a   Frohman, L P ^b   Mourelatos, Z ^b   Gultekin, S H ^b   Dalmau, J O ^b   Posner, J B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GAZE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE SUPRANUCLEAR PALSY; TESTIS CARCINOMA; VESTIBULOOCULAR REFLEX; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 0033541089     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.4.864     Document Type: Article

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