Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in childhood: incidence, clinical profile and risk factors in a national prospective population-based cohort study.

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Abstract

To investigate the epidemiology, clinical profile and risk factors of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) in children aged 1-16 years.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Arch. Dis. Child.

Title: Archives of disease in childhood

Publisher: BMJ

ISSN (Electronic): 1468-2044

ISSN (Print): 0003-9888

Publication date (Electronic): August 2017

Volume: 102

Issue: 8

Affiliations

[1 ] Paediatric Department, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Wrexham, UK.

[2 ] Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.

[3 ] Department of Children's Neurosciences, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre, London, UK.

[4 ] Paediatric Department, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK.

[5 ] Division of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, University of Hull, Hull, UK.

[6 ] Department of Paediatric Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

[7 ] Department of Child Health, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK.

[8 ] Department of Paediatric Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.

[9 ] Clinical Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK.

Article

Publisher Item ID: archdischild-2016-312238

DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2016-312238

PubMed ID: 28356250

SO-VID: ee99df5c-44cd-47b7-8438-a8996c03cd1f

History

Keywords: pseudotumor cerebri,idiopathic intracranial hypertension,Obesity,Epidemiology,BPSU

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Keywords: pseudotumor cerebri, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Obesity, Epidemiology, BPSU

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