Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) without papilloedema (IIHWOP)

Evidence-based neurology checklist on idiopathic intracranial hypertension (iih) without papilloedema (iihwop): Epidemiology This occurs in about 6% of IIH cases Clinical features Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Treatment Synonym

Epidemiology

  • This occurs in about 6% of IIH cases

Clinical features

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Treatment

Synonym

References

  1. Vieira DSS, Masruha MR, Goncalves AL, et al. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension with and without papilloedema in a consecutive sites of patients with chronic migraine. Cephalalgia 2008; 28:609-613.
  2. Digre KB, Nakamoto BK, Warner JE, Langeberg WJ, Baggaley SK, Katz BJ. A comparison of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with and without papilledema. Headache 2009; 49:185-193.
  3. Labella Alvarez F, Berman G, Lowe M, Kulniwatcharoen P, Mollan SP. Adult idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema: systematic review of literature and future perspectives. J Neuroophthalmol 2026; 46:149-164.
  4. Huff AL, Hupp SL, Rothrock JF. Chronic daily headache with migrainous features due to papilledema-negative idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Cephalalgia 1996; 16:451-452.
  5. Bono F, Messina C, Gilberto C, et al. Bilateral transverse sinus stenosis predicts IIH without papilledema in patients with migraine. Neurology 2006; 67:419-423.

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