title: A practical approach to, diagnosis, assessment and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
abstract: Adult patients who present with papilloedema and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure need urgent multidisciplinary assessment including neuroimaging, to exclude life-threatening causes. Where there is no apparent underlying cause for the raised intracranial pressure, patients are considered to have idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). The incidence of IIH is increasing in line with the global epidemic of obesity. There are controversial issues in its diagnosis and management. This paper gives a practical approach to assessing patients with papilloedema, its investigation and the subsequent management of patients with IIH.
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Susan P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Mollan
authors.affiliation: Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The Medical School, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Keira A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Markey
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Benzimra
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacks
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Tim D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.affiliation: Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology Unit, Ophthalmology Department, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Burdon
authors.affiliation: Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, The Medical School, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Department of Neurology, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Sinclair
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010211:Papilledema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: HEADACHE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY