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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Characteristic MRI Features
Author(s) -
Tan YouJiang,
Choo Charlotte HuiMin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/head.13931
Subject(s) - papilledema , headaches , medicine , pseudotumor cerebri , magnetic resonance imaging , intracranial pressure , radiology , surgery
We present the case of 24‐year‐old woman who presented with chronic headaches with features of raised intracranial pressure and bilateral papilledema. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed the characteristic features of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. A diagnosis supported by clinical features and other ancillary tests. These features are important for physicians to recognize early, so that timely treatment may prevent permanent complications from this rare but potentially sight‐threatening headache.