European Headache Federation guideline on idiopathic intracranial hypertension

• Published in: Journal of headache and pain Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 93 - 15
• Main Authors: Hoffmann, Jan, Mollan, Susan P, Paemeleire, Koen, Lampl, Christian, Jensen, Rigmor H, Sinclair, Alexandra J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Milan Springer Milan 08.10.2018; BMC
• Subjects: Consensus; Consensus Article; Headache - etiology; Headache - therapy; Humans; Internal Medicine; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Pain Medicine; Pseudotumor Cerebri - etiology; Pseudotumor Cerebri - therapy; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; European Headache Federation; Evidence-based Treatment Strategies; Bilateral Sixth Nerve Palsy; Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration (ONSF)

Background Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is characterized by an elevation of intracranial pressure (ICP no identifiable cause. The aetiology remains largely unknown, however observations made in a number of recent clinical studies are increasing the understanding of the disease and now...