Cervical puncture and perimedullary cistern shunt placement for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: An alternative to lumbar cistern or cerebral ventricular catheter placement a report of two cases

OBJECTIVE: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a syndrome characterized by increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in the absence of an identifiable cause, and if untreated, can result in permanent vision loss. In symptomatic IIH patients, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion can lower ICP an...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Jeremiah N., Elhammady, Mohamed Samy, Theodotou, Christian B., Ashour, Ramsey, Aziz-Sultan, Mohammad Ali
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4323899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25685206
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.142735

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