Some conditions or diseases are more prevalent in certain groups. In the case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), new research suggests that it is much more common in Black or…
Typically, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is associated with obesity, or a body mass index (BMI) over 30.0. As obesity rates have continued to increase globally, so have the incidences of…
Welcome to Study of the Week from Patient Worthy. In this segment, we select a study we posted about from the previous week that we think is of particular interest…
According to a story from Neurology Advisor, the results of a recent study suggest that the presence of psychiatric issues in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension is connected to a…
According to a story from Mirror Online, 29 year old Jessica Walton of Cambridgeshire, England, was first diagnosed with the rare disease intracranial hypertension four years ago. Since then, her…
Jessica Walton described the staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn as being in “a bit of a panic” when they thought that she was having a stroke.…
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