Magnetic resonance imaging findings of elevated intracranial pressure in cerebral venous thrombosis versus idiopathic intracranial hypertension with transverse sinus stenosis

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Ridha, Maysa A ^a   Saindane, Amit M ^a   Bruce, Beau B ^a,b   Riggeal, Bryan D ^a   Kelly, Linda P ^a   Newman, Nancy J ^a,b,c   Biousse, Valerie ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral venous thrombosis; Empty sella; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; MRI; MRV; Venous hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CEREBRAL SINUS THROMBOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; SELLA TURCICA; STENOSIS; TRANSVERSE SINUS STENOSIS;

EID: 84873315888     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: 1744506X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01658107.2012.738759     Document Type: Article

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