Isolated abducens nerve palsy associated with retinoic acid therapy: A case report

Strabismus

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 129-132

  Alemdar, Murat ^a   Iseri, Pervin ^a   Selekler, Hamit Macit ^a   Serbest, Alev Selek ^a   Komsuoglu, Sezer Sener ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abducens nerve palsy; Adverse drug reactions; Cranial nerve paresis; Retinoic acid

Indexed keywords

RETINOIC ACID;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRETINOIN;

EID: 31544470904     PISSN: 09273972     EISSN: 17445132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273970500265447     Document Type: Article

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