Efficacy of levodopa and carbidopa on visual function in patients with non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-290

  Simsek, Tulay ^a,b   Eryilmaz, T ^a   Acaroglu, G ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turan Gunes Bulvari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ischaemic optic neuropathy; Levodopa; Visual function

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA; LEVODOPA; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION; VOMITING;

AGED; ANTIPARKINSON AGENTS; CARBIDOPA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEUROPATHY, ISCHEMIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 14844351546     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2005.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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