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01-12-2015 | Poster presentation
P027. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema in refractory chronic daily headache
Authors:
Valentina Favoni, Francesco Toni, Sabina Cevoli, Luigi Cirillo, Chiara La Morgia, Giulia Giannini, Rossana Terlizzi, Hana Privitera Hrustemovic, Monica Messia, Pietro Cortelli, Giulia Pierangeli
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
A diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema (IIHWOP) should be considered in unresponsive chronic daily headache (CDH) patients[
1]. A CSF opening pressure (OP) above 200 mm H2O has been detected in chronic migraine patients with conflicting result, ranging from 10% to 86% of patients[
1,
2]. Moreover, controversies exist regarding the OP cut-off value greater than 200 or 250 mm H2O and the role of transverse sinus stenosis (TSS)[
3,
4]. …