Atypical idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Normal BMI and older patients

Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 1827-1832

  Bruce, B B ^a,b   Kedar, S ^c   Van Stavern, G P ^d   Corbett, J J ^c   Newman, N J ^a,b   Biousse, V ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; EYE EDEMA; FEMALE; FENESTRATION; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 77953210710     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181e0f838     Document Type: Article

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