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BMC Neurology, 2020 Background Isolated onset of intracranial hypertension due to spinal cord tumor is rare, thus, easily leading to misdiagnosis and delay in effective treatment.
Wanglu Hu +7 more
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Cesarean Delivery of a Parturient with Lumboperitoneal Shunt under Spinal Anesthesia
Case Reports in Anesthesiology, 2023 Lumboperitoneal shunt may be indicated as a treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension aiming to facilitate the dynamic flow of cerebrospinal fluid into the peritoneum for patients.
Hicham Ziani +9 more
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension [PDF]
Seminars in Ophthalmology, 1991 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension ((IIH) is characterized by increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure of unknown cause. It is predominantly a disease of women in the childbearing years. Although the cause of IIH remains obscure, it has become clear that loss of visual function is common and patients may progress to blindness if untreated.
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
JAAPA, 2019 ABSTRACT Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare disorder of elevated intracranial pressure with normal cerebrospinal fluid composition and without intracranial pathology. This condition primarily affects obese women of childbearing age and frequently causes headaches, vision loss, diplopia, tinnitus, and nausea.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010 Introduction Idiopathic intracranial hypertension can rarely be associated with an underlying endocrine disorder such as Cushing's syndrome, hyperthyroidism, or with administration of thyroxine or growth hormone.
Moore Peter +3 more
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Evolving Evidence in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Life, 2021 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is an enigmatic disorder characterized by raised intracranial pressure (ICP) with no known cause and it affects both children and adults [...]
Susan P. Mollan +2 more
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Optic nerve sheath diameter ultrasound evaluation in intensive care unit. possible role and clinical aspects in neurological critical patients' daily monitoring [PDF]
, 2017 Background. The increase of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is a reliable, noninvasive sonographic marker of intracranial hypertension. Aim of the study was to demonstrate the efficacy of ONSD evaluation, when monitoring neurocritical patients, to
DI PIERO, Vittorio +6 more
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Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2023 All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) is a vitamin A derivative which can increase intracranial pressure, causing visual loss and papilledema. Those patients should be treated similarly to others patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Kenzo Hokazono +4 more
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The effects of lumboperitoneal and ventriculoperitoneal shunts on the cranial and spinal cerebrospinal fluid volume in a patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension [PDF]
, 2016 Lumboperitoneal (LP) and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunts are a frequent treatment modality for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Although these shunts have been used for a long time, it is still not clear how they change the total craniospinal
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2001 The diagnosis and treatment of 32 patients diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension were analysed in a retrospective chart review at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Institute ...
J Gordon Millichap
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