Optic nerve sonography to monitor treatment efficacy in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A case report

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 533-534

  Lochner, Piergiorgio ^a   Nardone, Raffaele ^a,b   Tezzon, Frediano ^a   Coppo, Lorenzo ^c   Brigo, Francesco ^a,d  

^a FRANZ TAPPEINER HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Optic disc elevation; Optic nerve sheath diameter

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; OPTIC NERVE; PAPILLEDEMA;

IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; OPTIC DISC ELEVATION; OPTIC NERVE SHEATH DIAMETER;

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC NERVE; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84885869440     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jon.12005     Document Type: Article

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