Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Progressing to Venous Sinus Thrombosis Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Stroke

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Title Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Progressing to Venous Sinus Thrombosis Subarachnoid Hemorrhage and Stroke
Creator Joshua S. Hardin, MD; Raghu H. Ramakrishnaiah, MD; John D. Pemberton, MD; Paul H. Phillips, MD; Joseph G. Chacko, MD
Affiliation Jones Eye Institute (JSH, JDP, PHP, JGC), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Little Rock, Arkansas Departments of Ophthalmology (PHP) and Radiology (RHR), Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas
Abstract Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a syndrome characterized by increased intracranial pressure (ICP), the absence of structural lesions on neuroimaging, and normal cerebrospinal fluid composition. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a common cause of increased ICP and can be differentiated from IIH with magnetic resonance venography. We describe a young woman with typical IIH who underwent lumbar puncture and was treated with a short course of high-dose corticosteroids followed by acetazolamide. She subsequently developed CVST, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and stroke. Risk factors that may have resulted in CVST are discussed.
Subject Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; Venous Sinus Thrombosis Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Stroke; IIH; CVST
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Date 2018-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2018, Volume 38, Issue 1
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s61305v4
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1404053
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61305v4
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