Retinal pigment epithelial tear in shaken baby syndrome

Archives of Ophthalmology

Volumn 127, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1547-1548

  Ho, Lawrence Y ^a   Goldenberg, David T ^b   Capone Jr , Antonio ^b  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; EYE EXAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; RETINA TEAR; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; EYE INJURY; INJURY; LETTER; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM;

EYE INJURIES; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME; VITRECTOMY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 70449726815     PISSN: 00039950     EISSN: 15383601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2009.285     Document Type: Article

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