Neuro-ophthalmology and pregnancy: What does a neuro-ophthalmologist need to know?

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-387

  Digre, Kathleen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGNOSIA; ALEXIA; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONVERGENT STRABISMUS; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECLAMPSIA; HORNER SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; PAPILLEDEMA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA DETACHMENT;

EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 81755161421     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNO.0b013e31823920cb     Document Type: Article

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