Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; incidence, presenting features and outcome in Northern Ireland (1991-1995)

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 31-35

  Craig, John J ^a   Mulholland, David A ^a   Gibson, J Mark ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035347063     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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