| Identifier |
wh_ch5_p276_2 |
| Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Pseudotumor Cerebri: Pathophysiology |
| Creator |
Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH |
| Affiliation |
Professor, Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern |
| Subject |
Optic Nerve Diseases; Eye Abnormalities; Visual Impairments; Optic Atrophy; Pathophysiology; Edema; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Raised Intracranial Pressure; Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
| Description |
The etiology of increased ICP in patients with idiopathic PTC is uncertain (583,584). A unifying theory must explain several features of IIH: (a) the predilection for obese women of childbearing age; (b) lack of ventriculomegaly; and (c) clinically identical syndrome produced by other etiologies, such as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and medications. Several mechanisms are postulated to account for the disruption in CSF homeostasis, including increased CSF production and decreased CSF absorption. |
| Date |
2005 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
| Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6w98jqr |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
| ID |
186596 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6w98jqr |
