Management prioritizes 5%–10% weight loss and acetazolamide titration guided by Frisén grading, OCT, and visual fields; refractory or vision-threatening disease may need ONSF or CSF shunting.
The implant enables real-time intracranial pressure monitoring, cutting hospital scans by over 60%, monitoring procedures by ...
CereVasc today announced the first-in-human case report for the use of its eShunt system to treat medically refractory idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). IIH, formerly known as pseudotumor ...
A 50-year-old man with a history of chronic headache, hypertension, and dyslipidemia presented to the clinic for follow-up, having been diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and ...
Using information in medical records for more than 1,100 emergency room visits, researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center say they have developed a scoring tool that helps more accurately predict ...
Abstract: Hydrocephalus is a condition in which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) excessively accumulates in the the brain, increasing intracranial pressure. The implantation of a ventricular shunt device is ...
A local Secret Santa is giving $1 million to deserving people in eastern Idaho this holiday season. Every day, from now until the end of the year, the East Idaho News elves will be delivering gifts ...
What Is a VP Shunt? A ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a thin plastic tube that helps drain extra cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain. CSF is the saltwater that surrounds and cushions the brain ...
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also called pseudotumor cerebri, refers to elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure that develops most often in women of reproductive age with obesity, causing ...
Gait velocity had increased in the open-shunt group and was unchanged in the placebo group at 3 months, resulting in a treatment difference of 0.21 m/s. HealthDay News — Shunt surgery significantly ...