Treatment of acute optic neuritis : A summary of findings from the optic neuritis treatment trial

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 994-995

  Beck, Roy W ^a   Gal, Robin L ^a  

^a JAEB CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; DEPRESSION; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOOD CHANGE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; STOMACH DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PREDNISONE; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 47549115393     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 00039950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archopht.126.7.994     Document Type: Article

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