Identifier |
19900204_nanos_sciplatform1_06 |
Title |
Treatment of Pseudotumor Cerebri with Digoxin |
Creator |
James A. Goodwin, MD |
Affiliation |
University of Illinois Hospital |
Subject |
Pseudotumor Cerebri; Digoxin Treatment; Acetazolamide; Transient Visual Obscurations; Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
Description |
Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that reduces cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) production by about 50% (Maren 1972, McCarthy & Reed 1974) and lowers intracranial pressure. Acetazolamide commonly achieves long lasting control of transient visual obscurations (1VO), headache and diplopia, all of which are manifestations of intracranial hypertension, even though papilledema does not completely resolve. The effect of acetazolamide on intracranial pressure has been shown to be unsustained (Plum & Slesjo 1975), and many patients develop side effects sufficiently severe that compliance is hindered. |
Date |
1990-02-04 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
1990 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting |
Relation is Part of |
NANOS 1990: Scientific Platform Presentations (Session 1) |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NANOS Annual Meeting Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/nanos-annual-meeting-collection/ |
Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2010. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6p58v4m |
Context URL |
The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/ |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_nam |
ID |
183143 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6p58v4m |