Thanks to Dr. Nicole Mandich for an excellent presentation on Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Learning Points:

• Predominantly seen in young, obese females of child bearing age
• Classic presentations include headaches, papilledema, sixth nerve palsy , visual disturbances (including diplopia, photopsia and sustained visual loss), pulsatile tinnitus
• Predisposing factors include obesity, OCPs, tetracylines, hypervitaminosis A
• DDx: intracranial masses, obstruction of venous outflow, hydrocephalus, increased CSF production, decreased CSF resorption, malignant HTN, dural vein thrombosis

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