Vaccination-induced bilateral optic neuritis: Rare but existing

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 690-691

  Pillar, Giora ^a,c   Toubi, Elias ^b,c  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bilateral optic neuritis; H1N1 influenza vaccine; Immune mediated disease; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AQUAPORIN 4 ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HLA DQB1 ANTIGEN; HLA DRB1 ANTIGEN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; THIOMERSAL; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 3; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ARTHRALGIA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; EYE PAIN; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; MYALGIA; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROPATHY; OPTIC NEURITIS; PERIPHERAL VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; OPTIC NEURITIS; VACCINATION; VACCINES, INACTIVATED;

EID: 84870749526     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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