About The Medical Condition Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic
Find the definition of the medical term Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic. Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.
Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic
| Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic Medical Condition |
|---|
What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Intracranial Hypertension, Idiopathic?
A condition marked by raised intracranial pressure and characterized clinically by HEADACHES; NAUSEA; PAPILLEDEMA, peripheral constriction of the visual fields, transient visual obscurations, and pulsatile TINNITUS. OBESITY is frequently associated with this condition, which primarily affects women between 20 and 44 years of age. Chronic PAPILLEDEMA may lead to optic nerve injury (see OPTIC NERVE DISEASES) and visual loss (see BLINDNESS).
|
More Medical Conditions
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day
- Phosphatidyl Inositol Phosphates ‐ Phosphatidylinositols in which one or more alcohol group of the…
- Vesicle, Secretory ‐ Vesicles derived from the GOLGI APPARATUS containing material…
- Beta Keto Acyl Synthetase ‐ An enzyme of long-chain fatty acid synthesis, that adds a two-carbon…
- Pointe, Torsade de ‐ A ventricular tachycardia characterized by periodic twisting…
- Folvite ‐ A member of the vitamin B family that stimulates the hematopoietic…
- Glycogenosis Type II ‐ An autosomal recessively inherited glycogen storage disease caused…
- Endometrial Neoplasm ‐ Tumors or cancer of the inner mucous membrane of…
- Banks, Milk ‐ Centers for acquiring, storing, and distributing…
- Mycobacillin ‐ A cyclic polypeptide antibiotic isolated from culture filtrates…
- Amino Acid Sequence Databases ‐ DATABASES containing information about PROTEINS such as AMINO…