The pupil

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-42

  Wilhelm, Helmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adie syndrome; Horner syndrome; Photosensitive retinal ganglion cells; Pupil; Pupillography; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

APRACLONIDINE; AUTOANTIBODY; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; HU ANTIBODY; HYDROXYAMPHETAMINE; PHOLEDRINE; TYRAMINE;

ADIE SYNDROME; ALERTNESS; ANISOCORIA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLINDNESS; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; NERVE CELL; NEUROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PUPIL; PUPIL REFLEX; PUPILLOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; HUMANS; PUPIL; PUPIL DISORDERS; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; RETINA;

EID: 37849002495     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0b013e3282f39173     Document Type: Review

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