Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

KOLOA, Hawaii — Intracranial pressure may be just as critical of a factor in the progression of glaucoma as IOP, according to a speaker here at Hawaiian Eye 2025.

The top Healio neuroscience-related articles in 2023 included an overview of an accelerated “papilledema protocol” and data on nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy risk factors and prevalence in the U.S.

AUSTIN, Texas — Venous manometry and neuroimaging may provide additional value when diagnosing patients who do not meet criteria for idiopathic intracranial hypertension, according to a poster presented here.

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension has grown substantially in the U.S. over the last 7 years, especially among young people, disproportionately affecting Black individuals.

Later idiopathic intracranial hypertension diagnoses occurred less often in women with slightly lower cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure and fewer headaches, according to a retrospective, clinical cohort study.

Bariatric surgery led to “significantly lower” intracranial pressure and weight in women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension compared with community weight management intervention, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension occurred more often in Black and Hispanic women compared with white women, according to findings from a retrospective case-control study published in Neurology.