A practical approach to, diagnosis, assessment and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

S. P. Mollan; K. A. Markey; J. D. Benzimra; A. Jacks; T. D. Matthews; M. A. Burdon; A. J. Sinclair

doi:10.1136/practneurol-2014-000821

A practical approach to, diagnosis, assessment and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

S. P. Mollan, K. A. Markey, J. D. Benzimra, A. Jacks, T. D. Matthews, M. A. Burdon, A. J. Sinclair

Birmingham Medical School

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Adult patients who present with papilloedema and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure need urgent multidisciplinary assessment including neuroimaging, to exclude life-threatening causes. Where there is no apparent underlying cause for the raised intracranial pressure, patients are considered to have idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The incidence of IIH is increasing in line with the global epidemic of obesity. There are controversial issues in its diagnosis and management. This paper gives a practical approach to assessing patients with papilloedema, its investigation and the subsequent management of patients with IIH.

Original language	English
Journal	Practical Neurology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2014-000821
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Assessing the Therapeutic Efficacy of an 11Beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 Inhibitor (AZD4017) in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
Sinclair, A., Tomlinson, J. & Stewart, P.
Medical Research Council
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