Reversible empty sella in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: An indicator of successful therapy?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1953-1956

  Zagardo, Michael T ^a   Cail, Wayne S ^c   Kelman, Shalom E ^a   Rothman, Michael I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Pseudotumor cerebri; Sella turcica, empty

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PAPILLEDEMA; SELLA TURCICA; SHUNTING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 0029826173     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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