Monocular blindness as a complication of trigeminal radiofrequency rhizotomy

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 237-240

  Egan, Robert A ^a   Pless, Misha ^b   Shults, William T ^c  

^a CASEY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^c DEVERS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; GABAPENTIN; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; DEATH; HEART FORAMEN OVALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; ORBIT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RHIZOTOMY; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

AGED; BLINDNESS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RHIZOTOMY; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA; VISION, MONOCULAR;

EID: 0035131882     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00796-0     Document Type: Article

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