Randomised controlled trial of bariatric surgery versus a community weight loss programme for the sustained treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Weight Trial (IIH:WT) protocol

INTRODUCTION: Effective treatments are lacking for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a condition characterised by raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and papilloedema, and found primarily in obese women. Weight loss and lowering body mass index (BMI) have been shown to lower ICP and improve...

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Autores principales: Ottridge, Ryan, Mollan, Susan P, Botfield, Hannah, Frew, Emma, Ives, Natalie J, Matthews, Tim, Mitchell, James, Rick, Caroline, Singhal, Rishi, Woolley, Rebecca, Sinclair, Alexandra J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5623580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28963303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017426

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