Familial non-obese idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Purpose: To report a series of cases of non-obese familial idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Observation: One father and three offsprings (two brothers and one sister) with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and different phenotypic presentations ...
Raed Behbehani +3 more
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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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Acute presentation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with severe vision deficits
Fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare presentation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in which visual decline occurs within 4 weeks of initial symptom presentation.
Jacqueline K Shaia, Carrie Elzie
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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]
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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Monro-Kellie 2.0: The dynamic vascular and venous pathophysiological components of intracranial pressure [PDF]
For 200 years, the ‘closed box’ analogy of intracranial pressure (ICP) has underpinned neurosurgery and neuro-critical care. Cushing conceptualised the Monro-Kellie doctrine stating that a change in blood, brain or CSF volume resulted in reciprocal ...
Wilson, MH
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Intracranial Hypertension and Intra-abdominal Pressure. Is it Worth Measuring?
Patients with refractory intracranial hypertension who have already undergone all the measures recommended by the current guidelines can benefit from having their intra-abdominal pressure monitored since its increase generates hemodynamic repercussions ...
Simonei Bonatto +2 more
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Clinical Features of Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Applicability of New ICHD-3 Criteria [PDF]
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by intracranial pressure >28 cmH2O in the absence of identifiable causes. Aim of this paper is to describe the clinical phenotype of pediatric IIH and to analyze the applicability of ICHD-3 ...
Barbara Battan +8 more
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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 +2 more
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Benign Intracranial Hypertension Due to Hypoparathyroidism: A Case Report
Objective: The objective of this study is to present the rare case of a young girl with idiopathic intracranial hypertension secondary to hypoparathyroidism.Background: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a neurological syndrome characterized by ...
Giorgia Sforza +11 more
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Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in childhood : incidence, clinical profile and risk factors in a national prospective population-based cohort study [PDF]
Aim To investigate the epidemiology, clinical profile and risk factors of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) in children aged 1-16 years. Methods A national prospective population-based cohort study over 25 months.
Dean, Fiona +8 more
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