Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of lyme disease

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 108-121

  Balcer, Laura J ^a   Winterkorn, Jacqueline M S ^b   Galetta, Steven L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cranial neuropathy; Erythema migrans; Lyme disease; Meningitis; Optic neuropathy Ocular inflammation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975505848     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041327-199706000-00008     Document Type: Article

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