Reversible benign intracranial hypertension in a child with hyperthyroidism

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1099-1101

  Merkenschlager, Andreas ^a   Ehrt, Oliver ^b   Müller Felber, Wolfgang ^c   Schmidt, Heinrich ^c   Bernhard, Matthias K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benign intracranial hypertension; Headaches; Papilledema; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; IODIDE; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPRANOLOL; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAPILLEDEMA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 57849115325     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.11.1099     Document Type: Article

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