Hypertension as a Determining Factor in the Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysms, Diagnosed by 64-MDCT Angiography [PDF]
Background: To determine a correlation between risk factors and the rupture of intracranial aneurysms. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 29 patients with a saccular intracranial aneurysm was obtained using consecutive sampling and examination of 64 ...
Heni Fatmawati, Antonius G. Santoso
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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 [PDF]
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.+3 more
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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.
G. Vandekerckhove, V. VandeVyver
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
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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Pediatric Intracranial Hypertension
Investigators from the Ohio State University, Oregon Health and Science University and Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine examined the presenting manifestations, demographics and treatment strategies in children enrolled in the Intracranial ...
Lalitha Sivaswamy
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension as a presenting sign of adrenal insufficiency [PDF]
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a diagnosis of exclusion defined by elevated intracranial pressure without mass lesions or hydrocephalus.
Sandra Shenouda+3 more
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Addison's disease presenting with idiopathic intracranial hypertension in 24-year-old woman: a case report [PDF]
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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Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension [PDF]
Background. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension can cause rapid deterioration of visual acuity in some severe cases, and these cases are usually thought to have “malignant” form of this disease. Case.
Levent Sinan Bir+4 more
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
The syndrome of intracranial hypertension without structural brain or cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities and without identifiable cause, now most appropriately termed idiopathic intracranial hypertension, was described over a century ago. Although the pathogenesis of this condition remains unknown, diagnostic and therapeutic developments during the past
Deborah I. Friedman, Daniel M. Jacobson
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a review of diagnosis and management
With the increasing prevalence of obesity, the incidence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is rising. Headache and threat to vision are the predominant features and the principal cause of morbidity and reduced quality of life.
Samuel Jeffery
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