Idiopathic intracranial hypertension - Risk of recurrences

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Kesler, A
Hadayer, A
Goldhammer, Y
Almog, Y
Korczyn, AD
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[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Med, Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, Neuroophthalmol Unit,Dept Ophthalmol, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[2] Tel Aviv Univ, Sch Med, Tel Aviv Sourasky Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
[3] Chaim Sheba Med Ctr, Dept Neurol, IL-52621 Tel Hashomer, Israel
[4] Meir Hosp, Dept Ophthalmol, Kefar Sava, Israel
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10.1212/01.WNL.0000143067.40281.16
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Long-term prognosis and visual outcome of 54 patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) was studied. Mean observation period was 6.2 years; 33 patients had two or more recurrences. Visual acuity was preserved in all patients without recurrence and in 86% of patients with recurrences. Recurrences did not occur while patients were maintained on acetazolamide. No statistical difference was found between IIH patients who had only one event, compared to the recurrent group.
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