Case series of six patients diagnosed and managed for idiopathic intracranial hypertension at a tertiary institution eye centre.
Conclusion: The upsurge of IIH may be due to the increased incidence of obesity in Ghana. Timely diagnosis and treatment is needed to avoid irreversible blindness.
Funding: None.
PMID: 31138948 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research
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