Intracranial hypertension with polyradiculopathy - early CSF diversion to optimize neurological recovery
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2012
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
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Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) and idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) are common considerations in young patients presenting with isolated intracranial hypertension. We report two patients with progressive visual failure and polyradiculopathy with arefl exic quadriparesis, secondary to raised intracranial pressure (ICP). Both underwent cerebrospinal fl uid diversion with complete recovery. Such a fulminant presentation of raised ICP with an excellent outcome has rarely been reported in the literature.
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Critical Care
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY. 26; 4; 558-560