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MRI Evidence of Impaired CSF Homeostasis in Obesity-Associated Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

N. Alperin, S. Ranganathan, A.M. Bagci, D.J. Adams, B. Ertl-Wagner, E. Saraf-Lavi, E.M. Sklar and B.L. Lam
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2013, 34 (1) 29-34; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3171
N. Alperin
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., S.R., A.M.B., E.S.-L., E.M.S.), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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S. Ranganathan
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., S.R., A.M.B., E.S.-L., E.M.S.), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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A.M. Bagci
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., S.R., A.M.B., E.S.-L., E.M.S.), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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D.J. Adams
cDepartment of Neurology (D.J.A.) University of Miami, Miami, Florida
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B. Ertl-Wagner
dDepartment of Radiology (B.E.-W.), University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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E. Saraf-Lavi
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., S.R., A.M.B., E.S.-L., E.M.S.), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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E.M. Sklar
aFrom the Department of Radiology (N.A., S.R., A.M.B., E.S.-L., E.M.S.), Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
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B.L. Lam
bDepartment of Ophthalmology (B.L.L.)
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N. Alperin, S. Ranganathan, A.M. Bagci, D.J. Adams, B. Ertl-Wagner, E. Saraf-Lavi, E.M. Sklar, B.L. Lam
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2013, 34 (1) 29-34; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3171

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2013, 34 (1) 29-34; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3171
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