Mar 22, 2025 · Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a syndrome with signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure but where a causative mass or hydrocephalus is not identified.

The MRI sequences demonstrate: vertical tortuosity of the optic nerves; enlargement of the subarachnoid space around the optic nerves; flattening of the posterior sclera bilaterally; …

Jul 31, 2024 · Raised intracranial pressure is a pathological increase in the intracranial pressure and is a medical emergency. Clinical presentation The symptoms and signs of raised intracranial pressure are often non-specific and insidious in onset: heada...

This case demonstrates typical appearances of benign intracranial hypertension, one of the more common causes of an empty sella. This patient went on to have CSF pressures measured via a lumbar puncture which demonstrated elevated pressures (30cm H20).

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease defined by an increase of intracranial pressure of unexplained cause, which manifests predominantly in overweight women of childbearing age 1-7. MRI and MR cerebral venography are essential tools for the diagnosis of clinically suspected IIH 1-7. Transverse sinus stenosis is the most ...

Mar 29, 2025 · MRI brain with contrast. MRI of the brain is an essential first step, to look for imaging findings that support the diagnosis of intracranial hypotension and also to rule out other unexpected pathology.

The radiological features of enlarged arachnoid outpouching (enlarged Meckel's caves, partial empty sella, arachnoid pits, skull base meningoceles, prominent oculomotor cisterns, perivascular spaces) and dilated tortuous optic nerve sheath diameter …

Ibrahim D, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri). Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 05 Apr 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-29638

Oct 28, 2024 · Idiopathic orbital inflammation, also known as orbital pseudotumor, or idiopathic orbital inflammatory syndrome and non-specific orbital inflammation, is an idiopathic inflammatory condition that most commonly involves the extraocular muscles.

So the MRI findings, fundoscopy findings and high CSF opening pressure are suggestive of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Case co-author: Dr Abhishek Kumar, Neurologist, Medanta Hospital, Patna, India.