VEP asymmetry with ophthalmological and MRI findings in two achiasmatic children

Documenta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 53-65

  Brecelj, Jelka ^a   Stirn Kranjc, Branka ^a   Pečarič Meglič, Nuška ^a   Škbec, Miha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Achiasmia; Bitemporal visual field defect; Nystagmus; Optic chiasm; Optic nerve hypoplasia; Septo optic dysplasia; Visual evoked potentials

Indexed keywords

ACHIASMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COLOR VISION; CONGENITAL NYSTAGMUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYE MALFORMATION; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 33947189092     PISSN: 00124486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10633-006-9037-6     Document Type: Article

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