Optic atrophy in thalassemia intermedia

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 252-254

  Pakdel, Farzad ^a   Pirmarzdashty, Niloofar ^a   Sanjari, Mostafa Soltan ^b   Kashkouli, Mohsen Bahmani ^b   Sarhadi, Hoshyar ^a  

^a HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIETIC TUMOR; HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM TUMOR; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; MALE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATROPHY; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BONE MARROW; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; SPHENOID BONE; VISION DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052259396     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31821ee59d     Document Type: Article

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