Intracranial hypertension (IH) is a condition in which pressure builds in the fluid around the brain. Here’s what you should know about IH, the symptoms, and what treatments may help. Your brain is ...

Intracranial hypertension (IH), a clinical condition typically seen in the intensive care unit, is caused by increased pressure surrounding the brain. In many situations, the cause of chronic IH is ...

A new study has found a brain pressure disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension is on the rise, and the increase corresponds with rising obesity rates. The study is published in the ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a brain waste- "clean-up" system is influenced by intracranial pressure. The system, called the glymphatic system, was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension can be managed medically. For surgical management, consider ...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) affects 3.44 per 10,000 women aged 18-55 years in the United States. Significant geographic variation in cases of the condition exists, potentially ...

"IIH is a rapidly increasing health care concern for the US population," the investigators wrote. They noted that IIH treatments are limited making it difficult to manage the often-debilitating ...

Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with refractory headache warrant further evaluation—particularly if they are children—in order to rule out treatable ailments such as intracranial ...

In two patients, born prematurely at the postmenstrual age of respectively 25 and 28 weeks, with ventriculoperitoneal drainage for posthaemorraghic hydrocephalus, cardiorespiratory home monitoring was ...

For patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) treatment is associated with improved clinical outcomes compared with conventional ...