Abstract Background: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is seen typically in obese women in their child-bearing age, management of patients with IIH can be problematic. Aim of Study: The purpose of this study is to assess single spinal tapping using wide pore Tuohy needle as a modality for treatment of IIH. Objective: The purpose of this study is to assess single Tuohy needle spinal tapping as a modality for treatment of IIH. Patients and Methods: This was a prospective case series of twenty women with IIH who underwent full neurological and ophthalmological evaluation including fluoruscopic fundus examination and neuroimaging studies. They were followed-up and treated using only single Tuohy needle spinal tapping. Results: Single spinal tapping can control IIH safely with a success rate of 100%. Conclusion: Single spinal tapping using Tuohy needle is recommended as a treatment modality in women with IIH.
E. ABOKRESHA, M.D., A. (2020). Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Single Tuohy Needle Lumbar Puncture. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 88(March), 875-877. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2020.104901
MLA
AHMED E. ABOKRESHA, M.D.. "Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Single Tuohy Needle Lumbar Puncture". The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 88, March, 2020, 875-877. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2020.104901
HARVARD
E. ABOKRESHA, M.D., A. (2020). 'Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Single Tuohy Needle Lumbar Puncture', The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 88(March), pp. 875-877. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2020.104901
VANCOUVER
E. ABOKRESHA, M.D., A. Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Single Tuohy Needle Lumbar Puncture. The Medical Journal of Cairo University, 2020; 88(March): 875-877. doi: 10.21608/mjcu.2020.104901
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