Opening Pressure Assessment Following Venous Stenting for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (.pdf)

Increasing evidence supports a role of venous sinus stenosis in the pathogenesis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). Numerous retrospective studies have demonstrated improvement in symptoms and papilledema after stenting, but few have diligently compared pre and post opening pressure (OP). We measured the pre and post OP in 19 patients who underwent stenting for IIH, 10 of whom were enrolled in a prospective trial evaluating the effect of stenting on visual fields and optic nerve morpholog