title: MR imaging of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
abstract: We report the case of a 9-year-old male patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema for which MR imaging of the optic nerves and pituitary gland provided important clues for the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension and showed a return to normal appearance after normalization of CSF pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiba University, and Kimitsu Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takanashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tashima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013129:Spinal Puncture