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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension presenting as postpartum headache

Mariam Mathew, Ayesha Salahuddin, Namitha R. Mathew and Ramachandiran Nandhagopal
Neurosciences Journal January 2016, 21 (1) 52-55; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2016.1.20150304
Mariam Mathew
From the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Mathew M, Salaludin), Medicine (Nandhagopal), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, and Department of Medicine (Mathew N), Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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Ayesha Salahuddin
From the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Mathew M, Salaludin), Medicine (Nandhagopal), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, and Department of Medicine (Mathew N), Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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Namitha R. Mathew
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Ramachandiran Nandhagopal
From the Departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology (Mathew M, Salaludin), Medicine (Nandhagopal), Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman, and Department of Medicine (Mathew N), Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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