Bilateral progressive visual loss in an epileptic, mentally retarded boy

Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-70

  Guerriero, Silvana ^a   Vetrugno, Michele ^a   Ciracì, Lorenza ^a   Artuso, Lucia ^a   DellAglio, Rosa ^a   Petruzzella, Vittoria ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Lebers Hereditary Optic Neuropathy; Migraine; Vision Loss

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; LEUCINE TRANSFER RNA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFERENT PUPILLARY DEFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; EPILEPSY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEBER HEREDITARY OPTIC NEUROPATHY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SLIT LAMP; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 79953040741     PISSN: 09749233     EISSN: 09751599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.75892     Document Type: Article

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