Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Mother and Pre-pubertal Twins

ABSTRACT

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a syndrome of elevated intracranial pressure without an identifiable cause. The majority of cases appear to be sporadic, and incidence is highest in obese women of childbearing age. The role of genetics in the pathophysiology of the disease is unclear, and familial cases are rare. We report a familial occurrence in a mother and her twin, 5-year-old sons.

KEYWORDS:

• Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• pseudotumor cerebri
• familial
• genetic
• pre-pubertal

Acknowledgements

This work was supported, in part, by an unrestricted grant to the Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, by Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., New York, NY.

Declaration of interest

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the writing and content of the article.

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