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Messina, D., Bono, F., Fera, F. et al. Empty sella and bilateral transverse sinus stenosis predict raised intracranial pressure in the absence of papilloedema. J Neurol 253, 674–676 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0059-x
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