International Journal of Women's Health Care(IJWHC)

SC Malattie Infettive Ospedale San Paolo Savona, Italy

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• Case Report   
  Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Description of an Atypical Case
  Author(s): Siri Laura*, Gaiero Alberto, Maritano Lorenza, Vaira Massimo, Anselmo Marco, Polvicino Mario, Calia Stefano, Gaggero Roberto and Cohen Amnon
  
  Background: When dealing with severe and worsening headache with oculomotor dysfunction, it is necessary to take into account the possibility of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IHH), though it is a rare condition. We present an atypical case of IHH in a 4-year-old patient with no apparent risk factors. Methods: IHH was diagnosed by exclusion, by ocular fundus examination, liquor cerebrospinalis examination, anatomical cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MR angiography (MRA). At the onset of symptoms, the patient was treated with a diuretic and steroid therapy. Results: After one year of medical therapy, we observed headache recurrence with positive ophalmological assessment and positive cerebral MRI. Medical treatment was deemed ineffective and it was necessary for the patient to undergo surgical in.. Read More»
  

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