Obesity may not be a risk factor for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in Asians

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 876-879

  Kim, Tae Wan ^a,b   Choung, Ho Kyung ^a,b   Khwarg, Sang In ^a   Hwang, Jeong Min ^a,c   Yang, Hee Jin ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; FUROSEMIDE; MANNITOL; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 54549108886     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02207.x     Document Type: Article

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