Acute and severe visual loss due to an olfactory groove meningioma

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Ali, N ^a   Akunjee, M ^b   Ahfat, Frank ^a  

^a MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANOSMIA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TUMOR GROWTH; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 70349466681     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3129/i09-165     Document Type: Letter

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