Bilateral Abducens Palsies and Facial Weakness as Initial Manifestations of a Chiari 1 Malformation

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2007, Pages E936-E940

  Pilon, Andrew ^a   Rhee, Paul ^a   Newman, Tricia ^a   Messner, Leonard ^a  

^a ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abducens palsy; Chiari 1 malformation; Facial weakness; Foramen magnum decompression; Syringohydromyelia

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; NEUROLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; VISION;

ABDUCENS PALSY; CHIARI 1 MALFORMATION; FACIAL WEAKNESS; FORAMEN MAGNUM DECOMPRESSION; SYRINGOHYDROMYELIA;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

DIPHENHYDRAMINE;

ABDUCENS NERVE PARALYSIS; ABDUCTION; ADULT; ALLERGY; ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIPLOPIA; DIZZINESS; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSCILLOPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL REFLEX; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SYRINGOMYELIA; VISUAL ACUITY; ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASES; ADULT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SYRINGOMYELIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449107743     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318157c6c6     Document Type: Article

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