| Identifier |
20100308_nanos_sciplatform_07.pdf |
| Title |
The Birmingham Weight loss in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Intracranial Pressure Study |
| Creator |
Michael Burdon; Alexandra Sinclair; Peter Nightingale; Alexandra Ball; Peter Good; Tim Matthews; Andrew Jacks; Mark Lawden; Carl Clarke; Elizabeth Walker; Jeremy Tomlinson; Paul Stewart; Saaeha Rauz |
| Affiliation |
(MB) (AS) (PN) (AB) (CC) (EW) (JT) (PS) (SR) University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; (PG) (TM) (AJ) Birmingham Neuro-ophthalmology Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom; (ML) Department of Neurology, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Subject |
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Weight loss; Intracranial Pressure; ultrasonography; Optical coherance tomography |
| Description |
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) leading to visual loss and disabling headaches affecting predominantly obese females. Weight loss is a frequently advocated treatment, although efficacy has to date, not been convincingly demonstrated. |
| Date |
2010-03-08 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
2010 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
| Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2010: Scientific Platform Presentations |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Holding Institution |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6j99csv |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
180644 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j99csv |
