Radiographic signs of elevated intracranial pressure in idiopathic cerebrospinal fluid leaks: A possible presentation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

American Journal of Rhinology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 257-261

  Silver, Ross I ^a   Moonis, Gul ^a,d   Schlosser, Rodney J ^b   Bolger, William E ^c   Loevner, Laurie A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CFS leaks; CT; CT cisternography; Empty sella; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Imaging; Intracranial pressure; Meningocele; MRI

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; EMPTY SELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34250883358     PISSN: 10506586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3026     Document Type: Review

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