Predicting the Development of Postoperative Symptoms of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension based on Preoperative Radiologic Findings
✍ Scribed by Elizabeth W. Chance; Spencer C. Payne; C. Douglas Phillips; John Gaughen; Tam Nguyen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 735 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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✦ Synopsis
RESULTS
Radiographic Findings
TINNITUS DATA • Of the 4 patients with preoperative tinnitus, none had worsening or change in their tinnitus post operatively. • 2 of 14 had new onset tinnitus following repair. • 1/2 had > 4 findings of intracranial hypertension on imaging.
HEADACHE DATA • Of the 8 patients who experienced pre operative headaches, none (0/8) had worsening postoperatively. • 2 of 6 patients experienced new post operative headache, both described as pulsatile, and associated with nausea. • 1 of these 2 had greater than 4 findings of increased ICP on preoperative imaging.
VISION DATA • Of the 5 patients with preoperative visual changes, none (0/5) experienced worsening with surgical correction.