Baclofen for patients with congenital periodic alternating nystagmus

Strabismus

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 205-209

  Comer, R M ^a   Dawson, E L M ^a   Lee, J P ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Congenital nystagmus; Head posture; Periodic alternating nystagmus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR SNELLEN VISUAL ACUITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS; CONGENITAL PERIODIC ALTERNATING NYSTAGMUS; DIARRHEA; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIDE EFFECT; SMELLING DISORDER; TASTE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACLOFEN; CHILD; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; HUMANS; MALE; NYSTAGMUS, CONGENITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION, BINOCULAR;

EID: 33845657205     PISSN: 09273972     EISSN: 17445132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09273970601026045     Document Type: Article

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