Evaluation and management of adult idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Pract Neurol. 2018 Dec;18(6):485-488. doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2018-002009. Epub 2018 Aug 28.

Abstract

This paper summarises the first consensus guidelines for idiopathic intracranial hypertension as an infographic. Following a systematic literature review, a multidisciplinary specialist interest group met and established questions relating to population, interventions, controls and outcomes (PICO). A survey was sent to doctors who manage idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) regularly. Statements were reviewed by national professional bodies, specifically the Association of British Neurologists, British Association for the Study of Headache, the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and the Royal College of Ophthalmologists and by international experts. Key areas are represented based on the guideline, namely: (1) investigation of papilloedema and diagnosis of IIH; (2) management strategies; and (3) investigation and management of acute exacerbation of headache in established IIH. We present an infographic as an aide-mémoire of the first consensus guidelines for IIH.

Keywords: benign intracran hyp; headache; idiopathic intracranial hypertension; neuroophthalmology; papilloedema.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Disease Management*
  • Health Services Research*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hypertension / diagnosis*
  • Intracranial Hypertension / therapy*
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care