Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Single Tuohy Needle Lumbar Puncture | ||
| The Medical Journal of Cairo University | ||
| Article 109, Volume 88, March, March 2020, Pages 875-877 PDF (103.17 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjcu.2020.104901 | ||
| Author | ||
| AHMED E. ABOKRESHA, M.D. | ||
| The Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| 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. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Lumbar puncture; Tuohy needle | ||
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