Identifier |
20110208_nanos_posters_080 |
Title |
Intracranial Hypertension Caused by an Ependymoma of the Lumbar Thecal Sac with Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Composition |
Creator |
Luis J. Mejico; Melissa Ko |
Affiliation |
(LJM) (MK) SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, |
Subject |
Intracranial Hypertension; Papilledema; Spinal Neoplasm |
Description |
Tumors in the spinal canal are a rare but well-known cause of intracranial hypertension. Possible pathophysiologic mechanisms include disruption of CSF absorption at the arachnoid granulations due to high protein or degradation products in the CSF or blockage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) outflow from tumors. |
Date |
2011-02-08 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
2011 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 2011: Poster 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 2011. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s612904q |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
181662 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s612904q |