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Hindi Research Article, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 2 Issue: 5
Is Weight Loss Superior to CSF Diversion in the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?
| Ameya S Kamat*, Ales F Aliashkevich and Agadha Wickremesekera |
| ~Department of Neurosurgery, Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford St., Wellington South, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Corresponding author : Ameya S Kamat Department of Neurosurgery, Wellington Regional Hospital, Riddiford St., Wellington South, Wellington, New Zealand Tel: +64 4 385 5999 E-mail: amskam@gmail.com |
| Received: July 13, 2013 Accepted: November 08, 2013 Published: November 13, 2013 |
| Citation: Kamat AS, Aliashkevich AF, Wickremesekera A (2013) Is Weight Loss Superior to CSF Diversion in the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension? J Spine Neurosurg 2:5. doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000123 |
Abstract
Is Weight Loss Superior to CSF Diversion in the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also know as pseudotumour cerebri is a condition characterized by an abnormal increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) in the absence of a tumour or other diseases. The basis of management in patients with IIH is aimed at controlling the symptoms of raised ICP, notably headache, visual abnormality, and papilloedema.
