Venous Sinus Stenting using Transcranial Access for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Pediatric Patient

Venous Sinus Stenting using Transcranial Access for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Pediatric Patient

A 4-year-old male with headaches, papilledema, intracranial hypertension, and bilateral transverse sinus (TS) stenosis underwent attempted percutaneous placement of a right TS stent. Stent deployment was not technically feasible due to the stiffness of the stent and tortuosity of the patient's...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Buell, Robert M. Starke, Dale Ding, Harry R. Hixson, Daniel M. S. Raper, Ching-Jen Chen, Kenneth C. Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
Subjects:
endovascular
idiopathic intracranial hypertension
stent
outcomes
pressure gradient
pseudotumor cerebri
venous stenosis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_135_17

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