What do transgender patients teach us about Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?

Catherine Hornby; Susan Mollan; James Mitchell; Keira Annie Markey; Andreas Yangou; Ben Wright; Michael O'Reilly; Alexandra Sinclair

doi:10.1080/01658107.2017.1316744

What do transgender patients teach us about Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?

Catherine Hornby
, Susan Mollan
, James Mitchell
, Keira Annie Markey
, Andreas Yangou
, Ben Wright
, Michael O'Reilly
, Alexandra Sinclair

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Abstract

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH), a condition of raised intracranial pressure, is characterised by headaches and visual disturbances. Its pathogenesis is currently unknown, however dysregulation of androgens may be implicated. Here, we present a case of a 22 year old patient undergoing female-to-male (FTM) gender reassignment who developed IIH shortly after commencing testosterone therapy. This interesting case presents the possibility of androgens having a pathogenic role in IIH.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	326-329
Journal	Neuro-Ophthalmology
Volume	41
Issue number	6
Early online date	10 May 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01658107.2017.1316744
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Androgens
gender reassignment
idiopathic intracranial hypertension
papilloedema testosterone

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Assessing the Therapeutic Efficacy of an 11Beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor (AZD4017) in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Sinclair, A. (Principal Investigator), Tomlinson, J. (Co-Investigator) & Stewart, P. (Co-Investigator)
Medical Research Council
12/08/13 → 11/08/17
Project: Research Councils

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