title: Intracranial hypertension with polyradiculopathy--early CSF diversion to optimize neurological recovery.
abstract: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are common considerations in young patients presenting with isolated intracranial hypertension. We report two patients with progressive visual failure and polyradiculopathy with areflexic quadriparesis, secondary to raised intracranial pressure (ICP). Both underwent cerebrospinal fluid diversion with complete recovery. Such a fulminant presentation of raised ICP with an excellent outcome has rarely been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Medical College PO, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. sapnaerat@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sapna Erat
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Sreedharan
authors.forename: Pournamy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sarathchandran
authors.forename: Girish
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: Jayakrishnan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chellenton
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Sylaja
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants