The bedside and office neuro-ophthalmology examination.
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The neuro-ophthalmologic examination provides an enormous amount of information about the 40% of fibers that provide afferent and efferent limbs of the visual, pupillary, and ocular motor pathways. A few tools and the correct testing approach will maximize the value of this examination. This chapter provides step-by-step examination methods and points out some of the common errors that are made.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Seminars in neurology
دوره 23 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003