Pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension and extreme childhood obesity: A role for weight gain

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1084-

  Salpietro, Vincenzo ^a   Chimenz, Roberto ^a   Arrigo, Teresa ^a   Ruggieri, Martino ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; LEPTIN;

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; WEIGHT GAIN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI;

EID: 84876666641     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.01.048     Document Type: Letter

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