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Visual impairment in stroke patients – a review

  1. K. M. Sand1,
  2. A. Midelfart2,
  3. L. Thomassen3,
  4. A. Melms4,
  5. H. Wilhelm5,
  6. J. M. Hoff3,*

Article first published online: 29 NOV 2012

DOI: 10.1111/ane.12050

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Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Special Issue: Nevrodagene 2012

Volume 127, Issue Supplement s196, pages 52–56, January 2013

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Sand KM, Midelfart A, Thomassen L, Melms A, Wilhelm H, Hoff JM. Visual impairment in stroke patients – a review. Acta Neurol Scand 2013: 127 (Suppl. 196): 52–56. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

Author Information

  1. 1

    Section for Neurology, Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway

  2. 2

    Institute of Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

  3. 3

    Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway

  4. 4

    W3-Professur für Neurologische Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

  5. 5

    Department of Ophthalmology, UKT, Tübingen, Germany

* Jana Midelfart Hoff, Department of Neurology, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021, Bergen, Norway
Tel.: +47 55975000
Fax: +47 55975164
e-mail: jmid@helse-bergen.no

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 29 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 29 NOV 2012
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 SEP 2012

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  • Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

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