Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Background. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension can cause rapid deterioration of visual acuity in some severe cases, and these cases are usually thought to have “malignant” form of this disease. Case. In this paper, we report on a 16-year-old girl who is a typical example for malignant idiopathic i...
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| author | Levent Sinan Bir Eylem Degirmenci Cagdas Erdogan Selma Bilgin Erdal Coşkun |
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| description | Background. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension can cause rapid deterioration of visual acuity in some severe cases, and these cases are usually thought to have “malignant” form of this disease. Case. In this paper, we report on a 16-year-old girl who is a typical example for malignant idiopathic intracranial hypertension with a rapid recovery of visual acuity after lumboperitoneal shunt operation. Observations and Conclusions. Malignant form of idiopathic intracranial hypertension must be kept in mind in selected patients to avoid irreversible visual loss. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99b7b0268d4f4405bafa6b72074660bc2025-02-03T05:51:51ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302011-01-01201110.1155/2011/405838405838Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial HypertensionLevent Sinan Bir0Eylem Degirmenci1Cagdas Erdogan2Selma Bilgin3Erdal Coşkun4Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 90-20020 Denizli, TurkeyNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 90-20020 Denizli, TurkeyNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 90-20020 Denizli, TurkeyNeurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 90-20020 Denizli, TurkeyNeurosurgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, 90-20020 Denizli, TurkeyBackground. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension can cause rapid deterioration of visual acuity in some severe cases, and these cases are usually thought to have “malignant” form of this disease. Case. In this paper, we report on a 16-year-old girl who is a typical example for malignant idiopathic intracranial hypertension with a rapid recovery of visual acuity after lumboperitoneal shunt operation. Observations and Conclusions. Malignant form of idiopathic intracranial hypertension must be kept in mind in selected patients to avoid irreversible visual loss.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/405838 |
| spellingShingle | Levent Sinan Bir Eylem Degirmenci Cagdas Erdogan Selma Bilgin Erdal Coşkun Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_full | Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_fullStr | Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_short | Rapid Recovery of Visual Acuity after Lumboperitoneal Shunt Operation in Malignant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
| title_sort | rapid recovery of visual acuity after lumboperitoneal shunt operation in malignant idiopathic intracranial hypertension |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/405838 |
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