An update on acquired nystagmus

Seminars in Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-97

  Rucker, Janet C ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nystagmus; Oscillopsia

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIAMINOPYRIDINE; 4 AMINOPYRIDINE; AMANTADINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; GABAPENTIN; KETAMINE; MEMANTINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; VALPROIC ACID; VIGABATRIN;

ACQUIRED PENDULAR NYSTAGMUS; ATAXIA; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; EYE FIXATION; FATIGUE; GAZE EVOKED NYSTAGMUS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; NYSTAGMUS; ORAL PARESTHESIA; OSCILLOPSIA; PARESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODIC ALTERNATING NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREMOR; VESTIBULAR NYSTAGMUS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HUMANS; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC;

EID: 40349091257     PISSN: 08820538     EISSN: 17445205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08820530801888089     Document Type: Review

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