Ocular tilt reaction due to a mesencephalic lesion in juvenile polyarteritis nodosa

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 249-251

  Ragge, Nicola K ^a   Harris, Christopher M ^b   Dillon, Michael J ^c   Chong, W Kling ^c   Elston, J ^d   Taylor, David S I ^c  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE; RANITIDINE;

ARTICLE; BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE COURSE; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; KIDNEY ANGIOGRAPHY; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MESENCEPHALON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NYSTAGMUS; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL ARTERY ANEURYSM; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; TORSION; VERTICAL STRABISMUS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0037310647     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01889-5     Document Type: Article

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