Optic nerve atrophy in propionic acidemia

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1850-1854

  Ianchulev, Tsontcho ^a,c   Kolin, Talia ^b   Moseley, Kathryn ^b   Sadun, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPIONIC ACID;

AGE; ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EYE MOVEMENT; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KETOACIDOSIS; LETHARGY; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPIONIC ACIDEMIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0041930783     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00573-6     Document Type: Article

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