Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and papilledema, also known as pseudotumor cerebri. Morbid obesity mainly affects women of childbearing age, which makes it a consistent risk factor for the development of...

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Autores principales: Alkhuwaylidi, Alhanouf A, Alkhurayji, Alanoud A, Alhassan, Bassam, Ali, Bandar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9784589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36578846
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32868
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author Alkhuwaylidi, Alhanouf A
Alkhurayji, Alanoud A
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Ali, Bandar
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description Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and papilledema, also known as pseudotumor cerebri. Morbid obesity mainly affects women of childbearing age, which makes it a consistent risk factor for the development of IIH in these individuals. Consequently, the higher the body mass index (BMI) the higher the risk of IIH. We report a case of a 30- year-old female with symptomatic idiopathic IIH and malfunctioning ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, associated with obesity, who underwent a bariatric sleeve gastrectomy, which led to weight loss and a significant improvement in her IIH. Our objective is to better understand the efficacy of bariatric surgery as a treatment for IIH.
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spelling pubmed-97845892022-12-27 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery Alkhuwaylidi, Alhanouf A Alkhurayji, Alanoud A Alhassan, Bassam Ali, Bandar Cureus Neurology Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and papilledema, also known as pseudotumor cerebri. Morbid obesity mainly affects women of childbearing age, which makes it a consistent risk factor for the development of IIH in these individuals. Consequently, the higher the body mass index (BMI) the higher the risk of IIH. We report a case of a 30- year-old female with symptomatic idiopathic IIH and malfunctioning ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt, associated with obesity, who underwent a bariatric sleeve gastrectomy, which led to weight loss and a significant improvement in her IIH. Our objective is to better understand the efficacy of bariatric surgery as a treatment for IIH. Cureus 2022-12-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9784589/ /pubmed/36578846 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32868 Text en Copyright © 2022, Alkhuwaylidi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Alkhurayji, Alanoud A
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Ali, Bandar
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery
title Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery
title_full Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery
title_fullStr Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery
title_short Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Morbidly Obese Young Female Managed With Bariatric Surgery
title_sort idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a morbidly obese young female managed with bariatric surgery
topic Neurology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9784589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36578846
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32868
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