Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Visual Outcome Following Combined Therapy Protocol

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1203-1206

  Rajiniganth, M G ^a   Gupta, Ashok K ^a   Gupta, Amod ^a   Bapuraj, Jayapalli Rajiv ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0242576323     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.11.1203     Document Type: Article

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