Journal article
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Neurologic Clinics, Vol.28(3), pp.593-617
2010
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2010.03.003
PMCID: PMC2908600
PMID: 20637991
Abstract
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. Diagnosis should adhere to the modified Dandy criteria and other causes of intracranial hypertension sought. IIH patient management should include serial perimetry and optic disc grading or photography. The proper therapy can then be selected and visual loss prevented or reversed. Although there are no evidence-based data to guide therapy, there is an ongoing randomized double-blind controlled treatment trial of IIH investigating diet and medical therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Creators
- Michael Wall - Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neurologic Clinics, Vol.28(3), pp.593-617
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ncl.2010.03.003
- PMID
- 20637991
- PMCID
- PMC2908600
- NLM abbreviation
- Neurol Clin
- ISSN
- 0733-8619
- eISSN
- 1557-9875
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Grant note
- U10 EY017281 / NIH
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2010
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9983980052502771
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