Medical Treatment of IIH

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Identifier 20000327_nanos_controversies1_01
Title Medical Treatment of IIH
Creator Michael H. Wall
Affiliation (MHW) Iowa City, IA
Subject Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; Medical Treatment; Weight Loss; Lumbar Puncture; Thiazide Diuretics; Acetazolamide; Glycerol; Furosemide; Cerebrospinal Fluid
Description Treatment of raised intracranial pressure is both medical and surgical. It is aimed at lowering of intracranial pressure and treating symptoms directly (e.g. headache). Unfortunately, all reports to date are anecdotal as there have not been any controlled clinical treatment trials for idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Date 1999-03-14
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Format Creation application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2000 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2000: Hot Topics (Controversies) -- A: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2000. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6545v6c
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 182373
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6545v6c
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