Diffuse brain oedema in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A quantitative magnetic resonance imaging study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1693-1696

  Bastin, M E ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Farrall, A J ^a   Wardlaw, J M ^a   Whittle, I R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN WATER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN EDEMA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EPENDYMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI;

EID: 0346751956     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.12.1693     Document Type: Article

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