False diagnosis of papilloedema and idiopathic intracranial hypertension

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-42

  Mishra, A ^a   Mordekar, S R ^a   Rennie, I G ^b   Baxter, P S ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intracranial hypertension; Optic disc drusen; Papilloedema

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; FUROSEMIDE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUSEN; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC DISK; OPTIC DISK ANOMALY; PAPILLEDEMA; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPAPILLEDEMA; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; PAPILLEDEMA; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33846157407     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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