Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment ====== {{rss>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rss/search/10cYQ8mUsB6h5gPhWE01m_cGkvF2JS8_6zBxIXeqTrnUMXjMpB/?limit=15&utm_campaign=pubmed-2&fc=20240227095303}} [[Idiopathic intracranial hypertension]] (IIH) is still a grey area in the knowledge of the aetiology, diagnosis and management of [[neurosurgical disease]]s. Most children respond to typical medical treatment such as intravenous carbonic anhydrase or steroids. Indication for surgical treatment include initial severe visual dysfunction or a worsening of the results of a visual test ((Babikian P, Corbett J, Bell W. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children: the Iowa experience. J Child Neurol. 1994;9:144–149.)). At the moment, because the etiology of IIH in children remains unclear, a specific treatment has not yet developed ((Ko MW, Liu GT. Pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) Horm Res Paediatr. 2010;74:381–389)) Until now there is no [[Level of Evidence 1]] [[guideline]] to which our decision-making can be based on for the management of IIH. A lack of [[systematic review]]s and [[randomized controlled trial]]s has been noted ((Portelli M, Papageorgiou PN. An update on idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Dec 24. doi: 10.1007/s00701-016-3050-7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28013373. )). Treatment typically consists of weight loss (including [[bariatric surgery]] in morbidly obese patients if needed) ((Fridley J, Foroozan R, Sherman V, Brandt ML, Yoshor D. Bariatric surgery for the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. J Neurosurg. 2011 Jan;114(1):34-9. doi: 10.3171/2009.12.JNS09953. Review. PubMed PMID: 20095788. )). ===== Idiopathic intracranial hypertension medical treatment ===== [[Idiopathic intracranial hypertension medical treatment]]. ===== Medically Refractory Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension treatment ===== [[Medically Refractory Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension treatment]]. idiopathic_intracranial_hypertension_treatment.txt Last modified: 2024/09/09 14:53by 127.0.0.1