Patients treated with vigabatrin exhibit central visual function loss

Epilepsia

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1351-1359

  Roff Hilton, Emma J ^a   Cubbidge, Robert P ^a   Hosking, Sarah L ^a   Betts, Tim ^b   Comaish, Ian F ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiepileptic drug therapy; Color discrimination; Contrast sensitivity; Short wavelength automated perimetry

Indexed keywords

VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; COHORT STUDIES; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; PERIMETRY; VIGABATRIN; VISION; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0036853554     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.00502.x     Document Type: Article

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