Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of epilepsy

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 255-261

  Bajwa, Rizwan ^a   Jay, Walter M ^a   Asconapé, Jorge ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Migraine; Nystagmus; Occipital lobes; Seizures; Transient ischemic attacks; Visual hallucinations

Indexed keywords

BLINKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPILEPSY; EYE MALFORMATION; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HALLUCINATION; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MIGRAINE AURA; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; NYSTAGMUS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EPILEPSY; HUMANS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 33845726987     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820530601006742     Document Type: Review

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