Presentation
Chronic headache, upper and lower limb numbness.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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Prominent CSF within the subarachnoid space around the tortuous optic nerves.
Flattening of the posterior sclera (papilledema).
Enlarged partially empty sella turcica.
Enlarged Meckel’s caves.
Prominent arachnoid pits/small meningoceles in the middle cranial fossae.
Case Discussion
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is considered when such typical findings are encountered, after other causes of elevated CSF pressure (e.g. tumors, hydrocephalus, dural sinus thrombosis) are excluded.