Comparing explorative saccade and flicker training in hemianopia: A randomized controlled study

Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 324-331

  Roth, T ^a   Sokolov, A N ^a   Messias, A ^a   Roth, P ^b,c   Weller, M ^b,c   Trauzettel Klosinski, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPONSE TIME; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TRAINING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGED; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SACCADES; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 60549101037     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000341276.65721.f2     Document Type: Article

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