Ocular neuromyotonia: Three case reports with eye movement recordings

Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Yee, Robert D ^a   Purvin, Valerie A ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye movement recordings; Ocular neuromyotonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987822827     PISSN: 10708022     EISSN: 15365166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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