Anaesthetic management of a case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Abstract

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a rare headache syndrome characterized by prolonged elevation of intracranial pressure without related pathology in either the brain or the composition of cerebrospinal fluid. Herein, we provide a brief review of the clinical presentation of IIH and the anaesthetic considerations in a female posted for transcervical resection of the endometrium and right nephrectomy with the disorder. Most of patients with IIH are reported during pregnancy and came for management of labour and delivery. To our knowledge no such case has been described previously.

Keywords

• Cerebrospinal fluid
• idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• intra cranial pressure
• lumbar puncture
• papilledema