CME: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
CME: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a pressure-induced secondary headache disorder and optic neuropathy. It primarily affects obese women of childbearing age and poses an interdisciplinary challenge both diagnostically and therapeutically. The most commo...
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Published in | Praxis (Bern. 1994) Vol. 111; no. 5; pp. 250 - 258 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | German |
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Switzerland
01.04.2022
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Summary: | CME: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a pressure-induced secondary headache disorder and optic neuropathy. It primarily affects obese women of childbearing age and poses an interdisciplinary challenge both diagnostically and therapeutically. The most common symptom of this disorder are headaches frequently accompanied by photo- and/or phonophobia, whose semiology often resembles that of migraine, followed by transient visual obscurations and pulsatile tinnitus. While protection of visual acuity and visual fields are of first therapeutical priority, adequate headache treatment also plays a key role. In the majority of cases, conservative treatment including weight loss and pharmacological therapy is sufficient. In case of a fulminant disease course or loss of visual function, interventional strategies can be applied additionally. Headache treatment is guided by the predominant semiology. |
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ISSN: | 1661-8157 |
DOI: | 10.1024/1661-8157/a003838 |