Journal article
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: mechanisms of visual loss and disease management
Seminars in neurology, Vol.20(1), pp.89-95
2000
PMID: 10874779
Abstract
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of increased intracranial pressure of unknown cause. It is a disorder, predominantly of overweight women in the childbearing years. The major morbidity of the disease is visual loss. Damage to the visual system occurs at the optic nerve head. This damage is most likely due to axoplasm flow stasis and resultant intraneuronal ischemia. Management of IIH begins with educating the patient about the disease and its potential outcomes. I recommend modest dieting and following a low-salt regimen with caution against overuse of fluids. Acetazolamide and Lasix appear to be efficacious. Patients failing medical therapy have optic nerve sheath fenestration performed if visual loss is the main morbidity. Shunting procedures are considered if headache is the main symptom. Most patients respond well to therapy, but idiopathic intracranial hypertension may recur throughout life.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: mechanisms of visual loss and disease management
- Creators
- M Wall - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Seminars in neurology, Vol.20(1), pp.89-95
- PMID
- 10874779
- ISSN
- 0271-8235
- eISSN
- 1098-9021
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2000
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984187235002771
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