Endoscopic optic nerve decompression for traumatic blindness

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-37

  Kountakis, Stilianos E ^a   Maillard, Alberto A J ^b   El Harazi, Sherif M ^b   Longhini, Luca ^b   Urso, Richard G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLINDNESS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0033928901     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2000.106007     Document Type: Article

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