Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a step change in understanding the disease mechanisms

A Yiangou, SP Mollan, AJ Sinclair - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
The understanding of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has evolved over the past few
years. Previously, IIH was considered a disease exclusively affecting the neuro-ophthalmic …

Papilledema: epidemiology, etiology, and clinical management

M Rigi, SJ Almarzouqi, ML Morgan, AG Lee - Eye and brain, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Papilledema is optic disc swelling due to high intracranial pressure. Possible conditions
causing high intracranial pressure and papilledema include intracerebral mass lesions …

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

M Wall - Neurologic clinics, 2010 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
pressure of unknown cause. Quincke in 1897 reported the first cases of IIH shortly after he …

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

AK Ball, CE Clarke - The Lancet Neurology, 2006 - thelancet.com
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is common in obese women and can lead to significant
visual impairment. First described more than 100 years ago, the cause of the disorder …

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in men

BB Bruce, S Kedar, GP Van Stavern, D Monaghan… - Neurology, 2009 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To compare the characteristics of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in men
vs women in a multicenter study. Methods: Medical records of all consecutive patients with …

Reduced brain gray matter concentration in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

EY Joo, WS Tae, MJ Lee, JW Kang, HS Park, JY Lee… - Sleep, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Study objectives: To investigate differences in brain gray matter concentrations or volumes
in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) and healthy volunteers. Designs …

Epidemiology and risk factors for idiopathic intracranial hypertension

J Chen, M Wall - International ophthalmology clinics, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a syndrome characterized by elevated
intracranial pressure that usually occurs in obese women in the childbearing years. The …

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

BR Wakerley, MH Tan, EY Ting - Cephalalgia, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension or pseudotumour cerebri is primarily a
disorder of young obese women characterised by symptoms and signs associated with …

What is new about idiopathic intracranial hypertension? An updated review of mechanism and treatment

M Skau, J Brennum, F Gjerris, R Jensen - Cephalalgia, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is the syndrome of raised intracranial pressure
without clinical, laboratory or radiological evidence of intracranial pathology. IIH is a …

Obstructive sleep apnoea in women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a sub-study of the idiopathic intracranial hypertension weight randomised controlled trial …

A Yiangou, JL Mitchell, M Nicholls, YJ Chong… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Obesity is a risk factor for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and obstructive
sleep apnoea (OSA). We aimed to determine the prevalence of OSA in IIH and evaluate the …