학술논문

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) Post COVID-19 Infection: Case Report
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Vol 4, Iss 3 (2022)
Subject
Magnetic resonance imaging
pseudotumor cerebri
visual acuity.
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Language
English
ISSN
2616-0064
2676-1327
Abstract
Pseudotumor cerebri or benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) or idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a clinical condition that includes headache, papilledema, increased blood pressure, and clear cerebrospinal fluid. Multiple causes have been described for this condition, including venous sinus thrombosis, the toxicity of some substances such as vitamin A, tetracyclines and oral contraceptives, and sepsis besides patients related factors like obesity and middle-aged females. We report here a case of pseudotumor cerebri in a 28 years lady presenting to the Department of Ophthalmology, Chitwan Medical College (CMC), Nepal with a history of COVID-19 infection two months earlier. To our knowledge, this is the first report of post-COVID-19 associated isolated benign intracranial hypertension (BIH) from Nepal.