Presentation
Visual disturbances with bilateral papilledema.
Patient Data
Age: 45 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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The MRI sequences demonstrate:
- vertical tortuosity of the optic nerves
- enlargement of the subarachnoid space around the optic nerves
- flattening of the posterior sclera bilaterally
- protrusions of the optic nerve heads
- partially empty sella turcica
- enlarged Meckel cave
- the MRV 2D-TOF shows moderate stenosis of the lateral sinuses
- no mass lesion is seen at the infra- or supratentorial level.
Case Discussion
MRI findings most consistent with an idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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