The effects of L-dopa on the functional magnetic resonance imaging response of patients with amblyopia: A pilot study

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 216-223

  Algaze, Antonio ^a   Leguire, Lawrence E ^b,c,d   Roberts, Cynthia ^b,c   Ibinson, James W ^b   Lewis, Jennifer R ^c   Rogers, Gary ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b Biomedical Engineering Center   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOPAMINE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 20444427960     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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