Intracranial Hypertension Caused by an Ependymoma of the Lumbar Thecal Sac with Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Composition

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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
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