Transverse sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a review of 52 patients and of model predictions

RM Ahmed, M Wilkinson, GD Parker… - American Journal …, 2011 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Transverse sinus stenosis is common in patients with IIH.
While the role of transverse sinus stenosis in IIH pathogenesis remains controversial …

Pseudotumor cerebri: brief review of clinical syndrome and imaging findings

AJ Degnan, LM Levy - American journal of neuroradiology, 2011 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PTC is a clinical entity of uncertain etiology characterized by intracranial hypertension. The
syndrome classically manifests with headaches and visual changes in women with obesity …

Endovascular treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: clinical and radiologic outcome of 10 consecutive patients

A Donnet, P Metellus, O Levrier, C Mekkaoui… - Neurology, 2008 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To explore the relation between venous disease and idiopathic intracranial
hypertension. Background: Optic nerve sheath fenestration and ventricular shunting are the …

Intracranial venous sinus stenting for benign intracranial hypertension: clinical indications, technique, and preliminary results

FC Albuquerque, SR Dashti, YC Hu, CB Newman… - World neurosurgery, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The cause of pseudotumor cerebri, or benign intracranial hypertension (BIH), is
controversial. We report our results from 18 cases of venous sinus stenting (VSS), the largest …

A proposed framework for cerebral venous congestion

A Arun, MR Amans, N Higgins… - The …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background While venous congestion in the peripheral vasculature has been described and
accepted, intracranial venous congestion remains poorly understood. The characteristics …

Transverse sinus stenoses persist after normalization of the CSF pressure in IIH

F Bono, C Giliberto, C Mastrandrea, D Cristiano… - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
Background: Bilateral transverse sinus (TS) stenosis has been found in more than 90% of
patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Objective: To evaluate whether TS …

Clinical review: the surgical treatment of idiopathic pseudotumour cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension)

PW Brazis - Cephalalgia, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
To review the literature on the surgical treatment of idiopathic pseudotumour cerebri
(PTC)[idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)]. When medical therapy fails or when visual …

Predictors for venous sinus stent retreatment in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

A El Mekabaty, NA Obuchowski, MG Luciano… - Journal of …, 2017 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Venous sinus stenting for dural sinus stenoses is an emerging alternative to
cerebrospinal fluid diversion in cases of medically refractory idiopathic intracranial …

Pseudotumor cerebri

PW Brazis - Current neurology and neuroscience reports, 2004 - Springer
Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure without
hydrocephalus or mass lesion and with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition …

Benign intracranial hypertension: a diagnostic dilemma

GY Shaw, SK Million - Case reports in otolaryngology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Benign intracranial hypertension (BIH)(also known as pseudotumor cerebri and empty sella
syndrome) remains a diagnostic challenge to most physicians. The modified Dandy criteria …