Pediatric Primary Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome (PTCS)

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Identifier 20150224_nanos_posters_111
Title Pediatric Primary Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome (PTCS)
Creator Claire A. Sheldon; Grace L. Paley; Anat Kesler; Ori Eyal; Chantal Boisvert; Robert A. Avery; Gena Heidary; Melissa W. Ko; Shana E. McCormack; Grant T. Liu
Affiliation (CAS) (GLP) (GTL) Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; (CAS) (GLP) Division of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; (AK) Department of Ophthalmology, Tel- Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; (OE) Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit, Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital, Tel- Aviv Sourasky Medical Center Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv, Israel; (CB) Department of Ophthalmology, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA; (RAA) Departments of Neurology, Ophthalmology and Pediatrics, Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC; (GH) Department of Ophthalmology, Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA; (MWK) Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA; (SEM) (GTL) Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
Subject Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome; Anthropometrics; Obesity; Pubertal Status
Description Obesity, gender, and pubertal status influence the risk for pediatric PTCS. Preliminary studies have identified three subtypes of pediatric PTCS, based on anthropometrics. In an international, collaborative effort, this study was designed to refine this observation further.
Date 2015-02-24
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2015. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68p96b8