Unilateral optic neuritis in a Chinese population in three centers

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 902-904

  Du, Yi ^a,b   Yang, Jun ^c   Li, Jing Jing ^d   Zhou, Rui Wu ^d   He, Jian Feng ^d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Liuzhou Eye Hospital   (China)

^c Wuzhou Worker's Hospital   (China)

^d GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Clinical profile; Optic neuritis; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE PAIN; EYE SWELLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NEURITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958097492     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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