Superior oblique myokymia: Efficacy of medical treatment

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 254-257

  Williams, Pamela E ^a   Purvin, Valerie A ^a,b   Kawasaki, Aki ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MIDWEST EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HÔPITAL OPHTALMIQUE JULES GONIN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DIPLOPIA; DRUG EFFICACY; ENAMEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETHARGY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYOKYMIA; NAUSEA; OSCILLOPSIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIPLOPIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROCHLEAR NERVE DISEASES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 34250212116     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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