Endoscopic optic nerve decompression for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in two cases: Case report

Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 72-75

  Koc, K ^a   Anik, I ^a   Altintas, O ^a   Ceylan, S ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endoscope; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Optic nerve decompression; Pseudotumor cerebri

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OPTIC NERVE; PAPILLEDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; ORBIT; PAPILLEDEMA; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; SPHENOID SINUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42549083417     PISSN: 09467211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1004570     Document Type: Article

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