Serial electrophysiological studies of the visual pathway in patients treated with vigabatrin

International Congress Series

Volumn 1278, Issue , 2005, Pages 41-44

  Scaioli, V ^a   Franceschetti, S ^a   Binelli, S ^a   Casazza, M ^a   Villani, F ^a   Granata, T ^a   Balestrini, M R ^a   Curzi, S ^a   Agazzi, P ^a   Avanzini, G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electroretinogram; Retina; Toxicity; Vigabatrin

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646441945     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.11.115     Document Type: Article

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