The relationship between body mass index and cerebrospinal fluid pressure in children with pseudotumor cerebri
Yakup Çağ,
Safiye Güneş Sağer,
Merve Akçay
et al.
Abstract:Background
Childhood obesity has become a major global health problem. Obesity is associated with major health problems, such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease. Obesity is also considered a risk factor for Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure in patients with pseudotumor cerebri.
Methods
A total of 48 chi… Show more
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