Traumatic optic neuropathy

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1122-1125

  Sarkies, Nicholas ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direct trauma; Head injury; Impairment of vision; Indirect trauma; Optic nerve; Optic nerve injuries

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NALOXONE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPROTECTION; OPTIC NERVE INJURY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SIDE EFFECT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 9944248579     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6701571     Document Type: Article

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