title: Benign intracranial hypertension in pregnancy: current diagnostic and therapeutic approach.
abstract: Four cases of benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) in pregnancy are presented. Literature regarding this rare entity is reviewed. Various diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in the management of BIH are described, with special emphasis on the newer neurodiagnostic and neurosurgical approaches. Guidelines have been suggested in diagnosing and managing this syndrome in pregnancy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000473:pathology*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery