Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in subgroups of multiple sclerosis, measured by optical coherence tomography and scanning laser polarimetry

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 257, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1654-1660

  Siepman, Theodora A M ^a   Bettink Remeijer, Marijke Wefers ^b   Hintzen, Rogier Q ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ROTTERDAM EYE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Multiple sclerosis; Optical coherence tomography; Retinal nerve fiber layer; Scanning laser polarimetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA NERVE CELL; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; VISUAL FIELD; AGE; AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBER; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS; OPTIC NEURITIS; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCANNING LASER POLARIMETRY; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 79952199186     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-010-5589-1     Document Type: Article

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