Comparative evaluation of megadose methylprednisolone with dexamethasone for treatment of primary typical optic neuritis

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 355-359

  Menon, Vimala ^a   Mehrotra, Abhas ^a   Saxena, Rohit ^a   Jaffery, Nargis F ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Methylprednisolone; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547896217     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: 03014738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.33821     Document Type: Article

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