Adult-onset acquired oculomotor nerve paresis with cyclic spasms: Relationship to ocular neuromyotonia

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 70-76

  Miller, Neil R ^a   Lee, Andrew G ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; DIPLOPIA; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYOKYMIA; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PARESIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; PUPIL; RADIOTHERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; SLIT LAMP; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TONOMETRY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0346099256     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9394(03)00816-X     Document Type: Article

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