What are the common signs and symptoms of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension?
Most patients with IIH experience headache. The headache may be aggravated by changes in position. There may be a ringing or a “whooshing” sound in the ear. A patient may experience double vision. In this disorder, it is common to have momentary loss of vision known as “transient obscurations of vision”. Other visual symptoms are a central blind spot, blurred vision, or loss of peripheral vision in one or both eyes. The visual loss may be mild to severe. If severe and untreated, it can result in blindness. The optic nerves are usually swollen in appearance. Info found at http://www.djo.harvard.edu/meei/PI/pseudotcereb.html ** The symptoms most commonly reported by IIH patients followed by their frequency are: • headache (94%) • transient visual obscurations or blurring (68%) • pulse synchronous tinnitus or “wooshing noise” in the ear (58%) • pain behind the eye (44%) • double vision (38%) • visual loss (30%) • pain with eye movement (22%) Headache Headache is present in nearly all pati
