Oral gabapentin treatment for symptomatic Heimann-Bielschowsky phenomenon

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 221-222

  Rahman, Waheeda ^a   Proudlock, Frank ^b   Gottlob, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SAFETY; EYE MOVEMENT; HEIMANN BIELSCHOWSKY PHENOMENON; HUMAN; MALE; OSCILLOPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SPECTACLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINES; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EYE MOVEMENTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29544443336     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.08.022     Document Type: Article

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