Optic neuritis with marked distension of the optic nerve sheath due to local fluid congestion [10]

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-

  Killer, H E ^b   Mironov, A ^c   Flammer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY EYE CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b Augenklinik   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NERVE SHEATH; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 0037308397     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.87.2.249     Document Type: Letter

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