Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: is papilloedema inevitable?
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Headaches and papilloedema are key features of idiopathic (benign) intracranial hypertension (IIH). We describe three children in whom IIH was diagnosed in the absence of papilloedema. Recognition of atypical cases of IIH is important because pressure lowering treatment may be effective.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 87 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002