Subtenon injection of botulinum toxin for treatment of traumatic sixth nerve palsy

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-30

  Kao, Ling Yuh ^a,b   Chao, An Ning ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENERVATION; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; STRABISMUS SURGERY;

EID: 0037253621     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20030101-09     Document Type: Article

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