Pseudotumour cerebri in children: Etiological, clinical features and treatment modalities

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-355

  Eldes, Nilufer Hacifazlioglu ^a   Yilmaz, Yuksel ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Idiopathic intracranial pressure; Pseudotumour

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN PSEUDOTUMOR; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOUR CEREBRI; RETINOL INTOXICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPLOPIA; EYE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; STEROIDS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84861998807     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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