Migration of silicone oil into the brain: A complication of intraocular silicone oil for retinal tamponade

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 685-688

  Eller, Andrew W ^a   Friberg, Thomas R ^a   Mah, Francis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APRACLONIDINE; DORZOLAMIDE; FOSCARNET; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; SCOPOLAMINE; SILICONE OIL; TIMOLOL MALEATE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOMEGALIC INCLUSION BODY DISEASE; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINITIS; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034068457     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00368-8     Document Type: Article

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