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Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 115 (2013) 252–259
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An update on the management of pseudotumor cerebri Michael A. Galgano, Eric M. Deshaies ∗ Department of Neurosurgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Article history: Received 11 September 2012 Received in revised form 19 October 2012 Accepted 25 November 2012 Available online 21 December 2012 Keywords: Benign intracranial hypertension Dural sinus stenosis Endovascular venous stent Pseudotumor cerebri Thrombosis
a b s t r a c t Pseudotumor cerebri, or benign intracranial hypertension, is characterized by intracranial hypertension of unknown etiology typically in obese women
