The Clinical Enquiry Service; Benign intracranial hypertension
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The clinical enquiry service; benign intracranial hypertension.
Considering how uncommon the condition is (3.3 cases per 100 000 women aged 15 to 44 years) the CEU has received a surprising number of enquiries about contraceptive options for women with a diagnosis of idiopathic benign interacranial hypertension.
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Grant, D. N. (1971). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 46, 651. Benign intracranial hypertension: a review of 79 cases in infancy and childhood. An analysis is presented of 79 children under the age of 15 years suffering from benign intracranial hypertension. The commonest predisposing factor was chronic middle-ear disease which was found in 39%. Headache was the presenting symptom in 57% follo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1471-1893,0000-0000
DOI: 10.1783/147118900101194445