Wasp Venom-Induced Intracranial Hypertension

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology (DOA, ZRW), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; Neurology (DHH), Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, New York; and Departments of Neurosurgery (ZRW) and Neurology (ZRW), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.

Case Reports

Derick O Ansah et al. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024.

. 2024 Sep 1;44(3):e363-e365.

doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001855. Epub 2023 Apr 19.

¹ Department of Ophthalmology (DOA, ZRW), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York; Neurology (DHH), Cayuga Medical Center, Ithaca, New York; and Departments of Neurosurgery (ZRW) and Neurology (ZRW), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors report no conflicts of interest.

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