Retrospective review of visual outcomes in Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
1 December 2022
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, Pseudotumor cerebri, visual outcome
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a clinical syndrome characterised by headache and papilloedema that can lead to significant visual morbidity. IIH is diagnosed by the modified Dandy criteria, which include normal neuroimaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition, high CSF opening...
Risk of developing pseudotumor cerebri in women using a levonorgesteral intrauterine device
1 December 2017
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Contraception, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, intrauterine system, levonorgestrel, pseudotumor cerebri
Pseudotumor cerebri (PCT) is a disorder causing increased intracranial pressure without a mass lesion, usually seen in obese women of childbearing age. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is an idiopathic form of the disorder, but several medications have been associated with the...
Characteristics and incidence of sixth nerve palsy in children with intracranial hypertension
1 August 2016
| Claire Howard
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EYE - Neuro-ophthalmology
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Paediatric intracranial hypertension, paediatric pseudotumor cerebri, sixth nerve palsy
The authors report the incidence and characteristics of sixth cranial nerve palsy in paediatric patients with intracranial hypertension. A retrospective review of records was performed in central Ohio over a three year period and nine children were found to have...
