Transient global amnesia following intravitreal injection of bevacizumab

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 570-

  Byeon, Suk Ho ^a   Kwon, Oh W ^a   Lee, Sung Chul ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; VASCULOTROPIN ANTIBODY;

AGED; CASE REPORT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EYE SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AMNESIA, TRANSIENT GLOBAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 70350498703     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01216.x     Document Type: Letter

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