Changes in the optic disc can predict who will develop blind spots in their vision or lose sharpness of vision from ...

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 ...

If untreated, a disorder of high brain pressure called idiopathic intracranial hypertension can lead to vision loss. But this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Glaucoma may be a result of two pressures: IOP and intracranial pressure. When one pressure is high and the ...

Learn about severe head pain red flags that require emergency care. Recognize symptoms of life-threatening conditions like stroke or hemorrhage and when to seek help.

A headache when lying down can result from various causes, including changes in cerebrospinal fluid pressure, nasal congestion, and brain tumors. Identifying the underlying cause is important, as it ...

Two mechanisms of retinal impairment based on papilledema severity were identified among patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist used to treat type 2 diabetes, may be a potential treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). In a small phase 2 trial, ...

The technology consists of a sensor placed on the patient’s head that registers the nanometric expansions of the skull in each cardiac cycle and generates, in real time, a wave that indicates the ...

Chiari malformation, an anomaly of the posterior cranial fossa, also known as Arnold–Chiari malformation, was described in autopsies by Hans Chiari, an Austrian pathologist, in 1891. He defined four ...