Visual electrophysiological screening in diagnosing infants with congenital nystagmus

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 461-470

  Brecelj, Jelka ^a   Stirn Kranjc, Branka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Congenital nystagmus; Electroretinogram (ERG); Visual electrophysiology; Visual evoked potentials (VEP)

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR BLINDNESS; CONGENITAL BLINDNESS; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL IDIOPATHIC NYSTAGMUS; CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; OCULAR ALBINISM; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETINA INJURY; SCREENING; SKIN ELECTRODE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 1642546252     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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