title: Reversibility of venous sinus obstruction in idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
abstract: Elevated intracranial intravenous pressure seems to be of importance in pseudotumor cerebri syndromes, either as a cause (secondary intracranial hypertension) or as a consequence (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) of increased intracranial pressure. We present 3 case reports in which diagnostic imaging before and after CSF diversion provided evidence that narrowing of the transverse sinuses is a secondary phenomenon. Stent angioplasty of the venous sinuses should not be considered a therapeutic approach in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neuroradiology, University of Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany. axel.Rohr@gmx.de
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rohr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dörner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stingele
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buhl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Alfke
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jansen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017130:Angioplasty; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003392:Cranial Sinuses / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents