The incidence of obesity, venous sinus stenosis and cerebral hyperaemia in children referred for MRI to rule out idiopathic intracranial hypertension at a tertiary referral hospital: a 10 year review

The incidence of obesity, venous sinus stenosis and cerebral hyperaemia in children referred for MRI to rule out idiopathic intracranial hypertension at a tertiary referral hospital: a 10 year review

Abstract Background Children referred to a tertiary hospital for the indication, “rule out idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)” may have an increased risk of raised venous sinus pressure. An increase in sinus pressure could be due to obesity, venous outflow stenosis or cerebral hyperemia. The...

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Main Authors: Grant Alexander Bateman, Gopinath Musuwadi Subramanian, Swee Leong Yap, Alexander Robert Bateman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Subjects:
Pseudotumor cerebri
Headache
Migraine
Venous sinus
Stenosis
Cerebral blood flow
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12987-020-00221-4

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