An unusual junctional scotoma

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 594-597

  Milea, Dan ^a   LeHoang, Phuc ^a   Sedwick, Lyn A ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chiasmal neuritis; Junctional scotoma; Multiple sclerosis; Optic neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR VISION; DEMYELINATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0036867869     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6257(02)00351-X     Document Type: Review

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