- Concept UI
- M0017966
- Scope Note
- A condition marked by raised intracranial pressure and characterized clinically by HEADACHES; NAUSEA; PAPILLEDEMA, peripheral constriction of the visual fields, transient visual obscurations, and pulsatile TINNITUS. OBESITY is frequently associated with this condition, which primarily affects women between 20 and 44 years of age. Chronic PAPILLEDEMA may lead to optic nerve injury (see OPTIC NERVE DISEASES) and visual loss (see BLINDNESS).
- Terms
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Pseudotumor Cerebri
Preferred Term
Term UI
T034129
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Term UI
T034130
Date03/04/1993
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
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Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic
Term UI
T811851
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
OMIM (2013)