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<i>AKA PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI</i>
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<br/>1. Headaches, papilledema, and loss of vision-caused by raised ICP, occurs in obese, premenopausal women (90%) and can occur
<br/>during pregnancy.
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<br/>2. Obesity is strongly correlated (90-95% of patients) and causal.
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<br/>3. Drugs that are associated with IIH include vitamin A (used for the treatment of severe acne), tetracycline, and corticosteroids.
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<br/>4. Severe, irreversible vision loss is the major morbidity, occurs in &gt; 6% of patients.
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<br/>5. Cardinal symptoms - dull morning headache or as a feeling of pressure (in 90% of patients) made worse by coughing or straining, peripheral visual field loss accompanied by blind spots, pulse-synchronous tinnitus (in 60% of patients).
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<br/>6. Papilledema is a hallmark finding.
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<br/>7. Neuroimaging is normal - except for slit-like ventricles.The CSF pressure is elevated, usually in the range of 25-45 cm H<sub>2</sub>O.


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[[Category:Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension]]
[[Category:Neurology]]
[[Category:Medicine]]