Are MRI Findings Sufficient to Allow a Diagnosis of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Without CSF Study?

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Identifier 20210223_nanos_posters_212
Title Are MRI Findings Sufficient to Allow a Diagnosis of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Without CSF Study?
Creator Homer Chiang; John Carter; Bundhit Tantiwongkosi
Affiliation (HC) (JC) (BT) UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
Subject Neuroimaging; High Intracranial Pressure/Headache; Pseudotumor Cerebri
Description Diagnostic criteria for IIH require normal CSF studies. NANOSNET discussions indicate some clinicians are satisfied in a typical patient if MRI is characteristic with dilated nerve sheaths, posterior globe flattening, and empty sella. We present two cases seen this year arguing otherwise.
Date 2021-02
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2021 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2021: Poster Session IV: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)
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 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s60k85bz
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1676002
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k85bz
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