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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 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 ...
Yuchang, Wang, Zihang, Liang, Dandan, Weng   +2 more
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Optic Nerve Ultrasound Evaluation in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease with a heterogeneity of possible causes, which needs to be quickly diagnosed. Ocular ultrasonography could be considered a useful tool to diagnose this condition in a fast and non-invasive way.
Maddalena De Bernardo, Livio Vitiello, Ilaria De Pascale, Luigi Capasso, Palmiro Cornetta, Nicola Rosa   +5 more
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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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Borderline Intracranial Hypertension Manifesting as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treated by Venous Sinus Stenting

Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports, 2015
Chronic fatigue syndrome and cases of idiopathic intracranial hypertension without signs of raised intracranial pressure can be impossible to distinguish without direct measurement of intracranial pressure.
Nicholas Higgins, John Pickard, Andrew Lever   +2 more
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Is the adjustable lumbo-peritoneal shunt a valid option for managing symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension? A case report of a multidisciplinary management

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2019
Background: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare disorder, characterized by raised intracranial pressure with no recognizable cause. Headache, decreased visual acuity and papilledema are the main clinical manifestations.
Umberto A. Arcidiacono, M.D., Pietro P. Vico, M.D., Federico Pessina, M.D., Marco Riva, M.D.   +3 more
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The diagnostic dilemma of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: COVID-19 or cytosine arabinoside?

BMC Neurology, 2022
Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare neurological condition among children. Its manifestations vary from mild headaches to loss of vision.
Rim Rakez, Wiem Boufrikha, Sana Lakhal, Amel Boughammoura, Mohamed Adnene Laatiri   +4 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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