Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leaks: A variant of benign intracranial hypertension

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 495-500

  Schlosser, Rodney J ^a   Woodworth, Bradford A ^a   Wilensky, Eileen Maloney ^b   Grady, M Sean ^b   Bolger, William E ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Encephalocele; Endoscopic surgery; Intracranial hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BALANCE DISORDER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALOCELE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 33745991808     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940611500703     Document Type: Review

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