meningeal hydrops

idiopathic intracranial hypertension

A neurological disorder characterised by an idiopathic increase in intracranial pressure in the absence of organic disease; it is more common in young women, especially if obese.

Clinical findings
Headache, nausea, vomiting, pulsatile tinnitus, double vision and other visual symptoms; with time, swelling of the optic disc and blindness.

Workup
Brain scan and a lumbar puncture to exclude organic disease.
Management
Acetazolamide, or surgery to relieve the pressure.

单词	meningeal hydrops
释义	meningeal hydrops idiopathic intracranial hypertension A neurological disorder characterised by an idiopathic increase in intracranial pressure in the absence of organic disease; it is more common in young women, especially if obese. Clinical findings Headache, nausea, vomiting, pulsatile tinnitus, double vision and other visual symptoms; with time, swelling of the optic disc and blindness. Workup Brain scan and a lumbar puncture to exclude organic disease. Management Acetazolamide, or surgery to relieve the pressure.
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