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Review
. 2004 Jun;24(2):138-45.
doi: 10.1097/00041327-200406000-00009.

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Deborah I Friedman  1 , Daniel M Jacobson
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Review

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Deborah I Friedman et al. J Neuroophthalmol. 2004 Jun.

Abstract

The syndrome of intracranial hypertension without structural brain or cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities and without identifiable cause, now most appropriately termed idiopathic intracranial hypertension, was described over a century ago. Although the pathogenesis of this condition remains unknown, diagnostic and therapeutic developments during the past two decades have substantially advanced patient management.

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