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

• Published in: Lancet neurology Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 78 - 91
• Main Authors: Markey, Keira A, Mollan, Susan P, Jensen, Rigmor H, Sinclair, Alexandra J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Age; Animals; Comprehension; Disease Management; Epidemiology; Forecasting; Gastrointestinal surgery; Humans; Hypertension; Intracranial Hypertension - complications; Intracranial Hypertension - diagnosis; Intracranial Hypertension - therapy; Medical prognosis; Neurology; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - diagnosis; Obesity - therapy; Pain; Pathogenesis; Patients; Pseudotumor Cerebri - complications; Pseudotumor Cerebri - diagnosis; Pseudotumor Cerebri - therapy; Sinuses; Studies; Weight control; United Kingdom > UK

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a disorder characterised by raised intracranial pressure that predominantly affects young, obese women. Pathogenesis has not been fully elucidated, but several causal factors have been proposed. Symptoms can include headaches, visual loss, pulsatile tinnitus,...