• Curr Pain Headache Rep · Feb 2007

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    Idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

    • Deborah I Friedman.
    • Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 659, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. deborah_friedman@urmc.rochester.edu
    • Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2007 Feb 1; 11 (1): 62-8.

    AbstractIdiopathic intracranial hypertension is a secondary headache disorder characterized by headaches and visual symptoms. It most frequently occurs in obese women of childbearing age. However, many secondary causes exist, and it may affect children, men, and slim individuals. Prompt recognition, evaluation, and treatment are needed to prevent permanent visual loss.

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