Familial non-obese idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Raed Behbehani; Abdullah Ali; Ashref J Al-Mousa; Sarah N Albuloushi

doi:10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101619

Familial non-obese idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Am J Ophthalmol Case Rep. 2022 Jun 16:27:101619. doi: 10.1016/j.ajoc.2022.101619. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Raed Behbehani¹, Abdullah Ali¹, Ashref J Al-Mousa¹, Sarah N Albuloushi¹

Affiliation

¹ Al-Bahar Ophthalmology Center, Ibn Sina Hospital, P.O Box 1180, Kuwait.

Abstract

Purpose: To report a series of cases of non-obese familial idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Observation: One father and three offsprings (two brothers and one sister) with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and different phenotypic presentations.

Conclusion and importance: Familial idiopathic intracranial hypertension may underrecognized and may not be associated with obesity. Symptomatic family members may need to be screened for IIH in some cases.

Keywords: Familial idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Papilledema.

Publication types

Case Reports