Unilateral visual loss after cervical spine surgery

Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-322

  Abraham, Mary ^a   Sakhuja, Navin ^b   Sinha, Sanjiv ^b   Rastogi, Shivani ^b  

^a G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ischemic optic neuropathy; Postoperative visual loss; Prone position; Spine surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRONE POSITION; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0141864553     PISSN: 08984921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200310000-00005     Document Type: Article

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