title: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
abstract: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a secondary headache disorder characterized by headaches and visual symptoms. It most frequently occurs in obese women of childbearing age. However, many secondary causes exist, and it may affect children, men, and slim individuals. Prompt recognition, evaluation, and treatment are needed to prevent permanent visual loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 659, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. deborah_friedman@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Deborah I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D013129:Spinal Puncture