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Diseases of the nervous system - Other disorders of the nervous system - idiopathic intracranial hypertension
The aim of this study was to examine incidence rates, presenting features, and visual outcome of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: To determine the age and sex specific incidence rates, presenting features, and visual outcome of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in Northern Ireland. METHODS: A case-note review of all patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, diagnosed at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast between 1991 and 1995. RESULTS: Forty-two patients were identified corresponding to more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the nervous system - Other disorders of the nervous system - idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Categories:
idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Ulster Med J,
Vol: 70 Page: 31-5 May 2001 J. J. Craig; D. A. Mulholland; J. M. Gibson