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Tanya Bhayana

Optometry student at the New England College of Optometry, pursuing the 4 year OD program.

Carlos Dos Santos

Program: MD PathwaysHometown: Caracas, Venezuela/Miami, FLUndergrad: University of PennsylvaniaDegrees: BA in Comparative Literature & Cultural Theory, BA in BiologyInterests: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Palliative Care, narrative medicine theory, critical theory philosophyIRL: reading...

What is Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?

IIH (also known as pseudotumor cerebri) is a disorder of idiopathic raised intracranial pressure primarily affecting overweight women of childbearing age, with an incidence of 3-4 per 100,000. Patients typically present with headaches (90%) that have nonspecific features of migraine or tension-type...

How is a Patient Diagnosed?

A recent update to the modified Dandy Criteria for IIH is used for diagnosis. Diagnosis relies on accurately identifying papilledema and excluding secondary forms of intracranial hypertension with neuroimaging. A lumbar puncture to ensure normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) constituents and confirm an...