TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporary Lumbar Drain as Treatment for Pediatric Fulminant Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
AU - Jiramongkolchai, Kim
AU - Buckley, Edward G.
AU - Bhatti, M. Tariq
AU - Muh, Carrie R.
AU - Wiggins, Robert E.
AU - Jiramongkolchai, Pawina
AU - El-Dairi, Mays A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension (FIIH) is a subtype of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) characterized by rapid, severe, progressive vision loss. Surgical intervention is often performed either as a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt procedure or an optic nerve sheath fenestration or, at times, both. These surgical procedures carry a significant risk of morbidity and failure. We present 2 patients in whom a temporary lumbar drain was successfully used in the management of medically undertreated pediatric FIIH, and circumvented the need for surgical intervention.
AB - Fulminant idiopathic intracranial hypertension (FIIH) is a subtype of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) characterized by rapid, severe, progressive vision loss. Surgical intervention is often performed either as a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt procedure or an optic nerve sheath fenestration or, at times, both. These surgical procedures carry a significant risk of morbidity and failure. We present 2 patients in whom a temporary lumbar drain was successfully used in the management of medically undertreated pediatric FIIH, and circumvented the need for surgical intervention.
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U2 - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000457
DO - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000457
M3 - Article
C2 - 27787461
AN - SCOPUS:84992697250
SN - 1070-8022
VL - 37
SP - 126
EP - 132
JO - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
JF - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
IS - 2
ER -