Clinical review: The surgical treatment of idiopathic pseudotumour cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1361-1373

  Brazis, P W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Lumboperitoneal shunt; Optic nerve sheath fenestration; Pseudotumour cerebri; Venous sinus thrombosis; Ventriculoperitoneal shunt

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; LOOP DIURETIC AGENT; TOPIRAMATE;

ANOREXIA; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; DURAL VENOUS SINUS STENTING; FATIGUE; HUMAN; LUMBOPERITONEAL SHUNT; MALAISE; NAUSEA; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEUROSURGERY; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH FENESTRATION; PARESTHESIA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS VENOSUS; STENT; TASTE DISORDER; TIN LIKE TASTE; VEIN OCCLUSION; VISION; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 56549115531     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01778.x     Document Type: Review

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