Visual Outcomes of the Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

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Identifier 20130212_nanos_posters_042
Title Visual Outcomes of the Surgical Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Creator Prem S. Subramanian; Pedro L. Fonseca; Daniele Rigamonti; Neil R. Miller
Affiliation (PSS) (PLF) (NRM) Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD; (PSS) (DR) (NRM) Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Subject Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; Papilledema; Visual Outcomes; Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration; Cerebrospinal Fluid Diversion
Description Surgical treatment of increased intracranial pressure is performed for severe visual loss, intractable headache, or both, usually after failed medical treatment. Options include optic nerve sheath fenestration and CSF diversion. Both procedures are felt to be effective, but no comparative data exist. The objective of this study is to evaluate the visual outcomes in surgically treated IIH patients.
Date 2013-02-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2013 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2013: 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 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6bk4k01
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 183401
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bk4k01
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