Asymmetric Papilledema and Visual Loss in Pseudotumour Cerebri

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 593-596

  Maxner, Charles E ^a   Freedman, Mark I ^a   Corbett, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NEUROSURGERY; OPTIC NERVE; PAPILLEDEMA;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LATERALITY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC NERVE; PAPILLEDEMA; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; SCOTOMA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0023472832     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: 20570155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100037422     Document Type: Article

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