I am a 19 year old thin male diagnosed 9 months ago with Pseudotumor Cerebri without papilledema. This was diagnosed with 4 Lumbar Punctures done under fluoroscopy in the lateral, decubitus position. All 4 Lumbar Punctures showed opening pressures at 300. I am a pre-med, full academic scholarship student who had to withdraw from college due to eye pain/headaches that are worsened by reading. I had an LP shunt placed in May with a programmable valve and the pressure setting has...
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Papilledema: swelling of the optic nerve. Papilledema can be a symptom of pseudotumor cerebri, aka idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). You... Read more »
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What Is It? Retinopathy refers to diseases that affect the retina, the collection of light-sensitive cells lining the back half of each eye. The... Read more »
Simply speaking, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) (sometimes called Pseudotumor Cerebri isn't a headache disorder, but it can cause... Read more »
Headache attributed to idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) (pseudotumor cerebri) is a secondary headache disorder. Secondary headache... Read more »
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