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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension [PDF]

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica, 2010
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition which affects predominantly overweight women and is characterized by raised intracranial pressure without any identifiable pathology in the brain and with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition. The cause of IIH is unclear and as such it remains a diagnosis of exclusion.
S, Dhungana, B, Sharrack, N, Woodroofe
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Treatment of Asymptomatic Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Okulistyka
Introduction Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a neuro-metabolic disorder comprising elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure of unknown cause, which occurs commonly in women with obesity.
Prachet Kulakarni, Nidhi Panwar, Venkatesh Manchikanti   +2 more
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2007
Sex distribution and frequency of obesity in children with idiopathic intracranial hypertension were evaluated at Meyer Children Hospital, Rappaport School of Medicine, Haifa, and other centers in Israel.
J Gordon Millichap
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in pediatric patients

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2008
Nada Jirásková, Pavel RozsívalDepartment of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Czech RepublicPurpose: To evaluate retrospectively the features, treatment, and outcome of idiopathic ...
Nada Jirásková, Pavel Rozsíval   +1 more
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

New England Journal of Medicine
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is defined by headaches and a decline in visual acuity due to increased intracranial pressure. Treatment options historically included weight loss, acetazolamide, and/or cerebrospinal fluid diversion surgery. Recent understanding of the contributions of dural venous sinus hypertension and stenosis has led to venous ...
Hoffman H, Klovenski V.
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension [PDF]

Clinical Medicine, 2012
Editor – Wakerley and colleagues provide a useful update on idiopathic intracranial hypertension.[1][1] It can be added that, through its relationship with obesity, it is another increasingly prevalent illness of deprivation and poor public health.[2][2] One can only hope that there are ...
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

JAMA, 2014
A 19-year-old woman consulted the neurologist for headache and diplopia. Physical examination revealed no focal neurological findings except diplopia due to an abducens nerve paresis. Visual acuity and visual field examinations were normal. Fundoscopy showed bilateral papilledema. The patient was referred to our department for an MRI examination.
Alex J, Sinclair, Rebecca, Woolley, Susan P, Mollan   +2 more
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Perioperative Diagnosis and Anaesthetic Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in Pregnancy: A Case Report

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2023
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is characterised by increased intracranial pressure of unknown aetiology. It is usually seen among obese women who are of childbearing age.
Prabin Subedi, Mona Sharma, Prajwala Yogi, Drishti Giri   +3 more
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MRI measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter using 3D driven equilibrium sequence as a non-invasive tool for the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2020
Background The idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a disease that is represented by high intracranial pressure of unknown reason. The visual disturbance presents the main medical problem of this syndrome.
Ahmed S. Abdelrahman, Mai M. K. Barakat
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Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in a patient with papilledema from idiopathic intracranial hypertension

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2020
Patients may lose vision in idiopathic intracranial hypertension from worsening papilledema and optic nerve dysfunction. Acute vision loss may also occur in this context from anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.
Jingyi Ma, Jonathan A. Micieli
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