Optic nerve compression in infantile malignant autosomal recessive osteopetrosis

Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 241-244

  Cummings, Thomas J ^a   Proia, Alan D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE MALIGNANT AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE OSTEOPETROSIS; MALE; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE COMPRESSION; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; OSTEOPOROSIS;

EID: 3342908958     PISSN: 01913913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0191-3913-20040701-15     Document Type: Article

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