Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamic changes in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension using phase contrast cine MR imaging

Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamic changes in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension using phase contrast cine MR imaging

Abstract Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) mainly affects overweight women in the middle age period. The pathophysiology of IIH stays unclear, but suggested mechanisms include excess CSF production, reduced CSF absorption, increased brain water content, and increased cerebral ven...

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Main Authors: Tamer Belal, Abd-Elhalim Al Tantawy, Fatema Mohamed Sherif, Alshaimaa Ramadan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Cerebrospinal fluid
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Phase contrast cine magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41983-020-00227-7

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