Understanding idiopathic intracranial hypertension: mechanisms, management, and future directions

KA Markey, SP Mollan, RH Jensen… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a disorder characterised by raised intracranial
pressure that predominantly affects young, obese women. Pathogenesis has not been fully …

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 …

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 …

Venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a review of the literature

RC Puffer, W Mustafa, G Lanzino - Journal of neurointerventional …, 2013 - jnis.bmj.com
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by headache, papilledema, visual
field changes and tinnitus with elevated cerebral spinal fluid opening pressures on lumbar …

A comparison of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with and without papilledema

KB Digre, BK Nakamoto, JEA Warner… - … : The Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective.—To compare clinical features, visual characteristics, and treatment of idiopathic
intracranial hypertension patients with and without papilledema. Background.—Idiopathic …

Weight gain and recurrence in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case-control study

MW Ko, SC Chang, MA Ridha, JJ Ney, TF Ali… - Neurology, 2011 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To determine whether weight gain is associated with recurrence in idiopathic
intracranial hypertension (IIH). Methods: Medical records of adult patients with IIH seen …

Obesity and weight loss in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a narrative review

S Subramaniam, WA Fletcher - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Most patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are obese. Weight
loss is felt to be an important factor in improving IIH. The mechanism by which weight loss …

Unilateral transverse sinus stenting of patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

M Bussière, R Falero, D Nicolle… - American journal …, 2010 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The pathophysiology of IIH remains unknown. TS
stenoses have been observed in a high proportion of these patients. Stent placement to …