Bilateral Transverse Sinus Angioplasty for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Case Report and Literature Review

Bilateral Transverse Sinus Angioplasty for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Case Report and Literature Review

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease characterized by an increase in intracranial pressure, without presence of parenchymal lesions or hydrocephalus that justify it. Over 90% of cases there is association with stenosis of the dural venous sinuses. It is characterized by headache,...

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Main Authors: Luciano B. Manzato, Paulo Moacir Mesquita Filho, Leonardo Frighetto, Nério Dutra Azambuja Jr., Rafael Cordeiro, José Ricardo Vanzin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-06-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
intracranial hypertension
angioplasty
venous sinus stenosis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1692122

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