The key role of electrophysiology in the diagnosis of visually impaired children

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 799-806

  van Genderen, Maria ^a,e   Riemslag, Frans ^a   Jorritsma, Frank ^a   Hoeben, Frank ^a   Meire, Francoise ^b,c   Stilma, Jan ^d  

^a Bartimeus Institute for the Visually Impaired   (Netherlands)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Childhood blindness; DTL electrodes; Electroretinography; Misrouting; Visual evoked potentials; Visually impaired children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRODE; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HIGH MYOPIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OCULAR ALBINISM; ONLINE MONITORING; OPTIC DISK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; RETINA DYSTROPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROOCULOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 33750627126     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: 16000420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.2006.00717.x     Document Type: Article

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