Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension | Zendy

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Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Author(s) -

Levent Sinan Bir,

Eylem Değirmenci,

Çağdaş Erdoğan,

Selma Bilgin,

Erdal Çoşkun

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

case reports in ophthalmological medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6722

pISSN - 2090-6730

DOI - 10.1155/2011/405838

Subject(s) - medicine , visual acuity , shunt (medical) , surgery

Background . Idiopathic intracranial hypertension can cause rapid deterioration of visual acuity in some severe cases, and these cases are usually thought to have “malignant” form of this disease. Case . In this paper, we report on a 16-year-old girl who is a typical example for malignant idiopathic intracranial hypertension with a rapid recovery of visual acuity after lumboperitoneal shunt operation. Observations and Conclusions . Malignant form of idiopathic intracranial hypertension must be kept in mind in selected patients to avoid irreversible visual loss.

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