The Birmingham Weight loss in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Intracranial Pressure Study

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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 Ball, Tim Matthews, Andrew Jacks, Mark Lawden, Carl Clarke, Elizabeth Walker, Jeremy Tomlinson, Paul Stewart, Saaeha Rauz
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
Format Creation application/pdf
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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
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Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Secondary Nicholas Volpe, MD; Janine Johnston, MD, FRCP(C)
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ID 180644
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6j99csv
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