Pseudotumour cerebri, CSF rhinorrhoea and the role of venous sinus stenting in treatment

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 79-83

  Owler, B K ^a,b   Allan, R ^a   Parker, G ^b   Besser, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

CSF rhinorrhoea; Pseudotumour cerebri; Venous sinus obstruction; Venous sinus stent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNTING; SINUS VENOSUS; STENT; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038706260     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02688690309177979     Document Type: Article

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