The relationship between idiopathic intracranial hypertension and obesity

Headache

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-184

  Hannerz, Jan ^a   Ericson, Kaj ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic tension type headache; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Intracranial hypertension; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACRANIAL VENOUS PRESSURE; FEMALE; FRONTAL VEIN; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL VENOUS PRESSURE; MALE; OBESITY; ORBIT PHLEBOGRAPHY; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERFICIAL FACIAL VEIN; TENSION HEADACHE; VEIN; VENOUS PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PAPILLEDEMA; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 59449084389     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01240.x     Document Type: Article

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