Lumboperitoneal Shunt - A Simple Answer to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Authors

  • Khandkar Ali Kawsar Akhaura, Brahmanbaria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10081

Keywords:

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, shunt, Bangladesh

Abstract

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension commonly can present in young women. It is a relatively common disorder but unfortunately under diagnosed. Surgery can be an option of treatment for these patients. Here we report a can not a young girl presenting with IIH, successfully treated by a shunt surgery.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10081

JOM 2012; 13(1): 82-84

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Kawsar, K. A. (2012). Lumboperitoneal Shunt - A Simple Answer to Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Journal of Medicine, 13(1), 82–84. https://doi.org/10.3329/jom.v13i1.10081

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2012)

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Case Reports

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