The role of low intracranial pressure in the development of glaucoma in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Progress in Retinal and Eye Research

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 107-110

  Wostyn, Peter ^a   De Groot, Veva ^b   Van Dam, Debby ^c   Audenaert, Kurt ^d   De Deyn, Peter Paul ^c,e,f  

^a PC Sint Amandus ^*  (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^e MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrospinal fluid pressure; Glaucoma; Intracranial pressure

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LETTER; NORMOTENSIVE HYDROCEPHALUS; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; GLAUCOMA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE;

GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HUMANS;

EID: 84893813492     PISSN: 13509462     EISSN: 18731635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2013.12.002     Document Type: Letter

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