Optical coherence tomography differs in neuromyelitis optica compared with multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1077-1082

  Naismith, R T ^a,c   Tutlam, N T ^a   Xu, J ^a   Klawiter, E C ^a   Shepherd, J ^b   Trinkaus, K ^b   Song, S K ^a,b   Cross, A H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC NEURITIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 67650388206     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000345042.53843.d5     Document Type: Article

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