Optic neuritis: Experience from a south Indian demyelinating disease registry

Neurology India

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 470-475

  Pandit, Lekha ^a   Shetty, Rajesh ^b   Misri, Zulkifli ^c   Bhat, Subrahmanya ^a   Amin, Hrishikesh ^a   Pai, Vijay ^a   Rao, Rammohan ^d  

^a NITTE UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Research Centre   (India)

^c KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d Center for Diseases of Retina and Vitreous   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic recurrent idiopathic optic neuritis; demyelinating disorders; multiple sclerosis; neuromyelitis optica; optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC RELAPSING INFLAMMATORY OPTIC NEURITIS; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMYELITIS OPTICA; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870008942     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: 19984022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.103186     Document Type: Article

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