title: [Description of the follow-up protocol for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in the neuro-ophthalmological unit of a tertiary hospital].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the results of implementing a protocol for following up patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IICH) in a neuro-ophthalmological unit (NOU).
  
  
  METHODS
  A review of the literature was conducted in order to determine the examinations that needed to be included in the follow-up protocol, as well as the optimum frequency of visits and the most adequate duration of the follow-up. Later, a prospective review was performed of the patients that have been included since the NOU was set up and they were compared with the patients included in the IICH register prior to the creation of the NOU.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Since the protocol was implemented, visual acuity and the visual field have been evaluated in 100% of patients at three months, at six months and at one year after diagnosis. Moreover, the visual field was examined at three months, at six months and at one year after diagnosis in 91%, 72.8% and 100% of patients with IICH, respectively. Before our follow-up protocol was implemented, 190 had been carried out, which is roughly three per patient. Eleven lumbar punctures have been performed since the NOU was set up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The creation of a multidisciplinary NOU makes it possible to optimise resources and improve the care given to patients with IICH. This should result in an improvement in the functional prognosis of these patients.
authors: Unidad de Neurooftalmología, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrin, 35020 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Espana. ayozegonzalez@hotmail.com
authors: Ayoze
authors: A
authors: González-Hernández
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Tandón-Cárdenes
authors: Fernando
authors: F
authors: Cabrera-Naranjo
authors: María
authors: M
authors: Guzmán-Fernández
authors: Óscar
authors: Ó
authors: Fabre-Pi
authors: Carolina
authors: C
authors: López-Veloso
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D019468:Disease Management; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields