New insights into the pathogenesis of cryptococcal induced visual loss using diffusion-weighted imaging of the optic nerve

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 186-192

  Moodley, Anand ^a,c   Rae, William ^b   Bhigjee, Ahmed ^c   Loubser, Noleen ^a   Michowicz, Andrew ^d  

^a GREY'S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d EDENDALE HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Compartment syndrome; Cryptococcal meningitis; Fractional anisotropy; Optic nerve diffusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OPTIC NERVE; PAPILLEDEMA; PATHOGENESIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84866863970     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: 1744506X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01658107.2012.715716     Document Type: Article

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