Open AccessIdiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Anupam Ghimire,
Achal Raj Acharya,
Anish Karn,
Mukesh Kumar Jha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5176
Subject(s) - medicine , papilledema , lumbar puncture , intracranial pressure , pseudotumor cerebri , magnetic resonance imaging , neurological examination , pediatrics , physical examination , surgery , radiology , cerebrospinal fluid
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is a rare occurrence in young, physically fit male and a diagnosis of exclusion among most patients presenting with signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure. Here we describe a case of a young male in the ideal weight range with no previous exposure to offending chemicals presented with a history of headache, obscuration of vision, and photopsia. On examination, there were no positive neurological findings. Increased opening pressure was found on the lumbar puncture. Ophthalmological examination revealed bilateral papilledema. Humphrey’s Visual field test showed peripheral field loss. MRI scan of the brain and orbits were normal. The patient was diagnosed and managed in primary care setting after neurosurgical consultation. Though rare, we should suspect IIH in ideal body weighted male if the headache is persistent after other causes of headache have been ruled out.