The choroid plexus epithelium is a cuboidal cell monolayer, which produces the majority of
the cerebrospinal fluid. The concerted action of a variety of integral membrane proteins …

PTC is a clinical entity of uncertain etiology characterized by intracranial hypertension. The
syndrome classically manifests with headaches and visual changes in women with obesity …

Importance To our knowledge, there are no large prospective cohorts of untreated patients
with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) to characterize the disease. Objective To report …

Objectives–To assess the efficacy of topiramate in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial
hypertension (IIH) and to compare it with acetazolamide. Methods–Fourty patients …

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is common in obese women and can lead to significant
visual impairment. First described more than 100 years ago, the cause of the disorder …

The syndrome of intracranial hypertension without structural brain or cerebrospinal fluid
abnormalities and without identifiable cause, now most appropriately termed idiopathic …

Objective: To describe the incidence and characteristics of acute and rapidly progressive
visual loss in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Methods: We reviewed the medical …

Objective The Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial (IIHTT) was the first large,
randomized study on the use of acetazolamide and weight loss for treatment of idiopathic …

Objective To review and discuss the clinical presentation and treatment of idiopathic
intracranial hypertension. Discussion Visual alterations and headache are the two main …

Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has an estimated incidence of one to
three people per 100,000 people per year, and occurs most commonly in obese, young …