Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2014;54(1):103-114. Topiramate is typically started at 25 mg daily and can be titrated up to 100 mg twice daily. It is frequently given in addition to acetazolamide in the ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs) are associated with fewer headaches and visual symptoms, reduced medication use, and less need for procedures — including bariatric surgery — compared with conventional ...

Doctors think they've figured out a way to predict who might lose vision due to a high brain pressure disorder. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension occurs when there's unexplained pressure buildup in ...

Tucson residents Jackie Boorse and Heather Thrall Roscoe call themselves "shunt sisters" for the brain shunts they each have to manage a rare neurological disorder. Boorse, 28, and Thrall Roscoe, 39, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The meta-analysis featured 13 observational studies. A link between hormonal contraception and idiopathic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension lost weight and had fewer headaches with GLP-1 receptor agonists, ...

Dr. Michael A. Williams, professor of neurology and neurological surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a hydrocephalus experts, holds an example of a valve for a brain shunt ...