Obesity does not induce abnormal CSF pressure in subjects with normal cerebral MR venography

Neurology

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1641-1643

  Bono, F ^a   Lupo, M R ^a   Serra, P ^b   Cantafio, C ^a   Lucisano, A ^a   Lavano, A ^a   Fera, F ^b   Pardatscher, K ^a   Quattrone, A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c Policlinico Mater Domini   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN VEIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE ABNORMALITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OBESITY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0037180399     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000035628.81384.5F     Document Type: Article

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