Paroxysmal intracranial hypertension

We present the case of a man who presented with headache and severe papilloedema which was caused not by chronic intracranial hypertension but by paroxysms of raised intracranial pressure, and we speculate what relationship this disorder has to idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of neurology 2005-12, Vol.12 (12), p.1002-1003
Hauptverfasser:	Kidd, D., Wilson, P. L., Unwin, B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Headache - etiology Humans Male Papilledema - etiology paroxysmal intracranial hypertension pseudotumor cerebri Pseudotumor Cerebri - complications Pseudotumor Cerebri - physiopathology Pseudotumor Cerebri - surgery Visual Fields
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of a man who presented with headache and severe papilloedema which was caused not by chronic intracranial hypertension but by paroxysms of raised intracranial pressure, and we speculate what relationship this disorder has to idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
ISSN:	1351-5101 1468-1331
DOI:	10.1111/j.1468-1331.2005.01118.x