What Have We Learned From the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (Video)

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Identifier 20150225_nanos_hottopic2_01
Title What Have We Learned From the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (Video)
Creator Michael Wall, MD, University of Iowa, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology
Subject Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension; Pseudotumour cerebri; Acetazolamide; Clinical trials
Description Acetazolamide is commonly used to treat idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) but there is insufficient information to establish an evidence base for its use.Objective: To determine whether acetazolamide is beneficial in improving vision when added to a low sodium, weight reduction diet in IIH patients with mild visual loss. Design: Multicenter randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled study of acetazolamide in IIH participants with mild visual loss who are receiving a low sodium, weight reduction diet. Setting: Participants were enrolled at 38 academic and private practice sites in North America. Conclusions and Relevance: We found a statistically significant improvements in visual field function, quality of life measures, papilledema grade and CSF pressure in the acetazolamide group. We recommend using the maximally tolerated dosage of acetazolamide along with a low sodium weight reduction diet in IIH patients with mild visual loss.
Date 2015-02-25
Language eng
Format video/mp4
Format Creation application/video
Type Text
Source 2015 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2015 Sizzling Hot Topic: The IIHTT: What Have We Learned?
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 2013. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
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Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wx16q5
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