Deepa
Addenbrooke’s Hospital, UK
Title: Pediatric idiopathic intracrnial hypertension: pitfalls in diagnosis and management
Biography
Biography: Deepa
Abstract
Pediatric Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (also called Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome- PTCS) is a rare disorder in children with incidence of 1-3 increasing to 12/28 per 100,000 based on various population groups. It is frequently considered as a diagnosis in children with headaches, papilloedema, high BMI with normal MRI and CSF investigations. The presentation of this condition is varied and no standard national or international guideline exists that help with diagnostic criteria and management. There are no randomised controlled trial for the treatment of this condition in children. The children are cared for by Pediatric neurologists, Pediatricians, Ophthalmologists, ENT specialists and Neurosurgeons. The talk aims to give an overview of the new insights in the condition, pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of the condition with personal experience from the team at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK.