We are currently initiating a multi-centre randomised controlled trial, the VISION study (Venous Intervention versus Shunting in IIH for Optic Disc Swelling) comparing radiological (venous sinus stenting) to surgical intervention (CSF shunting).
Papilledema and raised intracranial pressure (ICP) are seen in some patients, and are thought to be associated with elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein-though CSF protein levels are normal in some patients, thus the specific mechanisms remain unclear.
After an epidural blood patch, her neurological status improved; however, after the complete arrest of the CSF leak from the thigh, she presented with severe nonpostural headache and progressive visual acuity loss with optic papilledema.