Bariatric surgery for the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-39

  Fridley, Jared ^a   Rod, Foroozan ^a   Sherman, Vadim ^a   Brandt, Mary L ^a   Yoshor, Daniel ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Obesity; Treatment efficacy; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SYMPTOM; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MALE; OBESITY; VISUAL FIELDS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 78651287012     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.12.JNS09953     Document Type: Review

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