Pseudotumor cerebri. Lumboperitoneal shunt in long lasting cases.
The Authors report three cases of pseudotumor cerebri with noteworthy visual defect. Lumboperitoneal shunt enables good recovery where there was no atrophy of the optic nerve and demonstrated its usefulness also in serious situations.
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Division of Neurosurgery, Policlinico of USL 16, Modena.
Corradini
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Corsi
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Merli
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D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology