| 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 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s68p96b8 |
| Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
| ID |
184965 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s68p96b8 |
