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A new index for the assessment of transverse sinus stenosis for diagnosing idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Gustavo Balthazar da Silveira CarvalhoSandro Luiz de Andrade MatasMarcos Hideki IdagawaLuís Antônio Tobaru TibanaRenato Sartori de CarvalhoMatheus Luis Souza SilvaHugo Cogo-MoreiraAndrea Parolin JackowskiNitamar Abdala
Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2016)
MRV should be used to assess patients with suspected IIH, and bilateral transverse sinus stenosis should be considered for the diagnosis. The stenosis classifying index proposed here is a fast and accessible method for diagnosing IIH.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • case report
  • arterial hypertension