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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Woman Carrying a Post-Term Pregnancy: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We report the case of a 27-year-old primigravida with no particular history whose pregnancy was complicated, from the first trimester (13 weeks), by idiopathic intracranial hypertension (ICH) with visual impairment, for which she received medical care with depleting lumbar punctures without obstetric consequences. The objective of this work is to clarify the particularities of the delivery route in a woman carrying a pregnancy with post-term in a context of idiopathic ICH. This nosological entity would be linked to a defect in reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at the level of arachnoid granulations. The main risk factors mentioned are: obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, thrombophilia and hyperfibrinolysis. The diagnosis is based on the modified Dandy criteria after a negative clinical, biological and radiological investigation. The visual prognosis is compromised without directly endangering the life prognosis, which requires emergency treatment to preserve visual function. Furthermore, this disease does not affect the progress of the pregnancy.

Source: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports

DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2025.v13i09.042

Authors: Z. Mala, C. Nyangezi, Y. Ait Mbark, L. Benantar, K. Aniba

Institution: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI

Language: English

Topic: Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Subfield: Neurology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4414531237

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