Botulinum toxin for sixth nerve palsies in children with brain tumors

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-25

  Kerr, Natalie C ^a,b   Hoehn, Maryellen Beck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJECTION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS; MALE; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRABISMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035260845     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpa.2001.112679     Document Type: Article

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