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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sinclair, Alexandra J. Woolley, Rebecca L. Mollan, Susan P. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | In idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) there is raised pressure within the skull (raised intracranial pressure), which puts pressure on the brain. Idiopathic means that the cause of this raised pressure is unknown. The main symptoms are headache and loss of sight (visual loss). It mostly affects women of childbearing age who are overweight or obese. Treatment is aimed at preventing permanent visual loss and includes treatment with medicines. Brain surgery (neurosurgery) may also be used. For many people, a combination of medical and surgical treatment can help to control their symptoms well. |
| Starting Page | 474 |
| Ending Page | 475 |
| Page Count | 2 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://m.patient.media/pdf/12396.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~rowef/IIH.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/Ophthalmology/neuro-ophthalmology/IdiopathicIntracranialHypertension.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 25203090v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.8894 |
| DOI | 10.1001/jama.2014.8894 |
| Journal | JAMA |
| Volume Number | 312 |
| Issue Number | 10 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Headache Hypertensive disease Intracranial Hypertension Intracranial Pressure Obesity Overweight Pseudotumor Cerebri Science of neurosurgery Unspecified visual loss hearing impairment |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
