Sex hormones, CSF and serum leptin in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Abstract Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is typically seen in females of childbearing period; therefore, it is possible that female sex hormones have a pathogenic role in IIH. Obesity is considered as a strong risk factor for IIH, Leptin levels in the serum and CSF were found t...
| Published in: | The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2022-04-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-022-00473-x |