Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: : Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2]

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• Therapeutic lumbar puncture (removal of excessive cerebrospinal fluid)
• Optic nerve sheath fenestration
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