The optic nerve compartment syndrome in cryptococcus-induced visual loss

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 124-128

  Moodley, Anand ^a   Naidoo, Neil ^a   Reitz, Deneys ^a   Chetty, Naren ^a   Rae, William ^b  

^a GREY'S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Compartment syndrome; Cryptococcal meningitis; Optic nerve; Optic neuritis; Papilloedema

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FLUCONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CISTERNOGRAPHY; COLOR VISION; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS INDUCED VISUAL LOSS; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MACROCYTIC ANEMIA; MEGALOCYTOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84878519339     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: 1744506X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01658107.2013.792359     Document Type: Article

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