Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; immediate resolution of venous sinus "obstruction" after reducing cerebrospinal fluid pressure to < 10 cmH2O

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1690-1692

  Lee, Shane Wei ^a   Gates, Peter ^a,b   Morris, Peter ^a   Whan, Andrew ^a   Riddington, Leisha ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cranial nerve palsy; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance venography; MRI; MRV; Papilloedema; Venous outflow obstruction; Venous sinus obstruction

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIPLOPIA; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE VENOGRAPHY; NAUSEA; NERVE PARALYSIS; PAPILLEDEMA; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SINUS VENOSUS; VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ACUITY; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; SINUS THROMBOSIS, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 70449534873     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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