There is significant risk of complication related to the placement of shunts for IIH, including shunt failure, and intracranial hypotension and infection, requiring revision, explantation ...

Background Venous sinus stenting is an effective treatment for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and venous sinus stenosis ... Six patients underwent lumbar puncture or shunt ...

3 Department of Neurological Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a disease of unknown aetiology, typically affecting young obese women, producing a ...

Benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) is a headache syndrome characterised by (1 ... The various treatment modalities used in children have included corticosteroids, acetazolamide, frusemide, ...

Evidence of this can be found in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension who often present with a swollen optic nerve. Having a high IOP against a low ICP results in a “net force that ...

Methods: 23 children with shunted hydrocephalus were examined, six had well controlled ICP, 17 however manifested symptoms suggestive of intracranial hypertension. A clinical history was taken from ...

Background Little is currently known about physician opinions and preferences on venous sinus stenting (VSS) for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), practice patterns, or clinical volumes.

Objective: To explore the diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus stenosis(CVSS) in idiopathic intracranial hypertension(IIH)，and to evaluate the efficacy and risk of ...

Objectives To determine current epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgery, including revisions. Methods A retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study ...

2 Center for Neuropsychiatric Schizophrenia Research, Psychiatric Center Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark Objective To explore the extent and nature of cognitive deficits in ...

These guidelines on transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt (TIPSS) in the management of portal hypertension have been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee (CSSC) ...

In addition, previous headache diagnoses must be considered and the presence of any comorbid depression or anxiety disorder. These latter disorders seem to occur with greater frequency in IIH ...