Optic nerve sheath decompression in pediatric pseudotumor cerebri

Ophthalmic Surgery and Lasers

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 514-517

  Lee, Andrew G ^a,b,e   Patrinely, James R ^a   Edmond, Jane C ^c,d  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d WILLS EYE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; FUROSEMIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NERVE SHEATH; OPTIC NERVE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031775575     PISSN: 10823069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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