1.
J Neurosurg
; 43(2): 177-80, 1975 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1185249
ABSTRACT
An empty sella was demonstrated on air study in five patients with the benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) syndrome. All patients had a protracted course and very high cerebrospinal fluid pressure; two required a shunt procedure. No patient had any endocrine symptoms or visual field defects but an air study was done to exclude a mass lesion in the sella region. Among the last 50 patients seen with the BIH syndrome, there were five cases of an associated empty sella (10%). In these cases, the empty sella is a probable consequence of the long-standing intracranial hypertension associated with a congenital deficiency of the diaphragma sellae.
Subject(s)
Pseudotumor Cerebri/complications , Sella Turcica/physiopathology , Adult , Air/analysis , Cerebrospinal Fluid/analysis , Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts , Female , Headache/cerebrospinal fluid , Humans , Intracranial Pressure , Male , Middle Aged , Obesity , Papilledema/cerebrospinal fluid , Pneumoencephalography , Sella Turcica/abnormalities , Sella Turcica/analysis , Syndrome , Vision Disorders/cerebrospinal fluid
2.
Psychophysiology
; 6(2): 166-73, 1969 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5345500