Professional paper
Transient, unilateral, complete, oculomotor palsy in an adult patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Ivo Bekavac
; Department of Neurology, Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, 1753 West Ridgeway Avenue Suite 112, Waterloo, Iowa 50701, USA
Sangeeta Goel
; Department of Neurology, Covenant Hospital, Waterloo Iowa, USA
Abstract
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a well recognized condition of elevated intracranial pressure of unknown cause. Many etiologies have been proposed, but few- besides a high body mass index, hypervitaminosis A, steroid withdrawal, exposure to tetracyclines and female gender- have been proven. The main morbidity in this condition is visual loss and is often reversed if recognized early and treated promptly with weight- reduction, a low-sodium diet and acetazolamide.
Keywords
idiopathic intracranial hypertension; oculomotor palsy; headache; adult
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67528
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Publication date:
1.4.2011.
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