title: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
abstract: Although the cause of IIH remains obscure, loss of visual function is common, and patients may progress to blindness. Diagnosis should adhere to the modified Dandy criteria. Recent case-control studies cast doubt on the validity of many frequently cited conditions associated with IIH. Valid associations include obesity, recent weight gain, female sex, vitamin A intoxication, and steroid withdrawal. Management should include serial perimetry using a sensitive disease-specific strategy so the proper therapy can be selected and visual loss prevented or reversed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wall
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery