The effect of CSF drain on the optic nerve in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

The effect of CSF drain on the optic nerve in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Abstract Background Elevation of intracranial pressure in idiopathic intracranial hypertension induces an edema of the prelaminar section of the optic nerve (papilledema). Beside the commonly observed optic nerve sheath distention, information on a potential pathology of the retrolaminar section of...

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Main Authors: Jan Hoffmann, Katharina Maria Kreutz, Christoph Csapó-Schmidt, Nils Becker, Hagen Kunte, Lucius Samo Fekonja, Anas Jadan, Edzard Wiener
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:The Journal of Headache and Pain
Subjects:
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
MRI
DTI
Optic nerve
Intracranial pressure
Lumbar puncture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s10194-019-1004-1

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