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Have you experience of a patient with concurrent pseudotumour cerebri & csf leak? alternating between high csf symptoms and low csf pressure symptoms very often throughout the day? thank you?
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Neurosurgeon: Most of us nonneurologists or nonneurosurgeons have little or no experience manageing such problems. I feel that a neurosurgeon is best qualified to do this and advise you.
Answered 11/10/2020
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