Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr.
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J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. · Dec 2003
ReviewIdiopathic intracranial hypertension: 12 cases treated by venous sinus stenting.
The high pressures documented in the intracranial venous sinuses in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) could be the result of focal stenotic lesions in the lateral sinuses obstructing cranial venous outflow. ⋯ The importance of venous sinus disease in the aetiology of IIH is probably underestimated. Lateral sinus stenting shows promise as an alternative treatment to neurosurgical intervention in intractable cases.