Ocular manifestations and MRI findings in a case of methanol poisoning [5]

Eye

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 806-809

  Yang, C S ^a,b   Tsai, W J ^a,b   Lirng, J F ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; METHANOL; OSMOTIC DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EYE DISEASE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; METHANOL POISONING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PUTAMEN; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WINE;

EID: 22744453775     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701641     Document Type: Letter

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