Obstruction of cerebral venous sinus secondary to idiopathic intracranial hypertension

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1416-1418

  Stienen, A ^a   Weinzierl, M ^a   Ludolph, A ^a   Tibussek, D ^b   Hausler M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebral pressure elevation; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Pseudotumor cerebri; Venous sinus stenosis; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; MINOCYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS VENOSUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAUSALITY; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CRANIAL SINUSES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 56049120343     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02340.x     Document Type: Article

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