Bilateral optic ischemic neuropathy related to chronic hepatitis C-associated anticardiolipin antibodies

European Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-245

  Sinnreich, M ^a   Rossillion, B ^a   Landis, T ^a   Burkhard, P R ^a   Sztajzel, Roman ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b University Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE; RIBAVIRIN; STEROID;

ADULT; ANTERIOR OPTIC ISCHEMIC NEUROPATHY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CARDIOLIPINS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PREDNISONE; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS;

EID: 0037963055     PISSN: 00143022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070195     Document Type: Article

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