Resolution of superior oblique myokymia with memantine

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-88

  Jain, Saurabh ^a   Farooq, Shegufta J ^b   Gottlob, Irene ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; MEMANTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIPLOPIA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PAIN; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MYOKYMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOGRAPHY; OSCILLOPSIA; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SLIT LAMP; SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MYOKYMIA; VISUAL ACUITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOPAMINE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMANTINE; MYOKYMIA; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES;

EID: 39749193980     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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