Leber's optic neuropathy associated with disseminated white matter disease: A case report and review

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-86

  Perez, F ^a   Anne, O ^b   Debruxelles, S ^a   Menegon, P ^a   Lambrecq, V ^a   Lacombe, D ^a,c   Martin Negrier, M L ^a   Brochet, B ^a   Goizet, C ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b centre hositalier de La Rochelle   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressive treatment; Leber; LHON; Mitochondrial disorder; MS like; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IBEDENONE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOXANTRONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUTROPENIA; OPTIC NERVE; WHITE MATTER DISEASE;

EID: 57549087036     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2008.06.021     Document Type: Article

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