Whipple disease with supranuclear ophthalmoplegia diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction of cerebrospinal fluid

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-21

  Lee, Andrew G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; STREPTOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036213447     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-200203000-00006     Document Type: Article

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