Visual field constriction associated with vigabatrin: Retinal nerve fiber layer photographic correlation

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1395-

  Choi, H J ^a   Kim, D M ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIGABATRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CASE REPORT; COMPLEX PARTIAL SEIZURE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETINA; SEIZURES; VIGABATRIN; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 4644225412     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.036301     Document Type: Article

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