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: 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 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6j99csv |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
180644 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j99csv |