2025年1月8日 · Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is increased pressure in your skull. It occurs because of cerebrospinal fluid buildup around your brain. The cause is unknown. It can affect your vision and cause headaches, nausea or ringing in your ears. Treatments are available. What is idiopathic intracranial hypertension?

2021年10月8日 · We recommend standardization for shunting in IIH as a method for improving surgical outcomes, including subspecialization in IIH shunt surgery, use of a frontal VP shunt in conjunction with sophisticated shunt technology, and laparoscopic placement of …

2022年11月1日 · The Birmingham standardized IIH shunt protocol streamlined the surgical procedure and improved outcomes for patients with IIH requiring a shunt. This is the first surgical protocol introduced in the literature to address the specific …

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a condition in which the intracranial pressure rises without explanation, is usually successfully treated with weight reduction or medications designed to reduce intracranial pressure.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunting is widely used in refractory idiopathic intracranial hypotension (IIH). Although multiple reviews have assessed its efficacy compared with other surgical treatments, there is no detailed analysis that evaluates the clinical outcomes after CSF shunting.

2025年2月5日 · Hydrocephalus is predominantly treated with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion via shunt systems or endoscopic third ventriculostomy. In idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), shunting becomes necessary when pharmacologic treatments and …

In this study, the Neurosurgical Department at Yale retrospectively reviewed 6 women diagnosed with IIH using the modified Dandy criteria. These women failed medical management and had a previous shunt placement or revision. Here is an excerpt from the article:

what you can expect before, during and after surgery to implant a lumboperitoneal shunt to treat idiopathic intracranial hypertension, IIH

In this report the authors present their surgical protocol for insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) in patients with IIH and the associated revision rates.

Shunts are currently the most popular emergency surgery for those with IIH who have sight threatening/blinding disease. A shunt immediately reduces the brain pressure. Is there an alternative to shunts in eyesight threatening IIH? Yes, in some centers, optic nerve sheath fenestration is used to prevent further blindness from IIH.