Why does tonsillar herniation not occur in idiopathic intracranial hypertension?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 270-271

  Salman, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HERNIA; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SHUNTING;

EID: 0032737591     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.1998.0756     Document Type: Article

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