Isolated bilateral optic neuropathy in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 232-235

  Toker, Ebru ^a,b   Yenice, Özlem ^a   Yilmaz, Yüksel ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Inonu C Yildiz S   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0038781087     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20030701-13     Document Type: Article

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