title: Is idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema a risk factor for migraine progression?
abstract: The association of chronic migraine (CM) with an idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema (IIHWOP), although much more prevalent than expected in clinical series of CM sufferers, is not included among the risk factors for migraine progression. We discuss the available evidence supporting the existence of a pathogenetic link between CM and idiopathic intracranial hypertensive disorders and suggest a causative role for IIHWOP in migraine progression.
authors.affiliation: Headache Centre, Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", via Pansini, 5, 80131, Naples, Italy. rodesimo@unina.it
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Simone
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ranieri
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fiorillo
authors.forename: Leonilda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bilo
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonavita
mesh_terms: D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010211:Papilledema / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D012307:Risk Factors