Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children: the Iowa experience

J Child Neurol. 1994 Apr;9(2):144-9. doi: 10.1177/088307389400900208.

Abstract

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is an uncommon condition in children and is seen only about once a year in a large referral hospital. Sex incidence is equal, and obesity is a feature in about one third of patients. This article reviews the 30-year experience in an institution where idiopathic intracranial hypertension in adults has been extensively studied. Symptomatic causes of intracranial hypertension and both medical and surgical therapeutic options are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Iowa
  • Male
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / therapy
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / etiology
  • Optic Nerve Diseases / therapy
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / etiology*
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / therapy
  • Retrospective Studies