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Pediatric idiopathic intracranial hypertension and the underlying endocrine-metabolic dysfunction: a pilot study

2013; De Gruyter; Volume: 27; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1515/jpem-2013-0156

2191-0251

Vincenzo Salpietro, Kshitij Mankad, Maria Kinali, Ashok Adams, Mariella Valenzise, Gaetano Tortorella, Eloisa Gitto, Agata Polizzi, Valeria Chirico, Francesco Nicita, Emanuele David, Anna Romeo, Carlo A. Squeri, Salvatore Savasta, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Teresa Arrigo, Conrad E. Johanson, Martino Ruggieri,

Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications

Aim: To unravel the potential idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) endocrine-metabolic comorbidities by studying the natural (and targeted drug-modified) history of disease in children. IIH is a disorder of unclear pathophysiology, characterized by raised intracranial pressure without hydrocephalus or space-occupying lesion coupled with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition.