Pseudotumor Cerebri in Children with Down Syndrome

Ophthalmology

Volumn 114, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1773-1778

  Esmaili, Neda ^a   Bradfield, Yasmin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIURETICS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAPILLEDEMA; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL PUNCTURE; VISUAL ACUITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34548294268     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.12.015     Document Type: Article

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