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Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Single Tuohy Needle Lumbar Puncture

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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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.

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10.21608/mjcu.2020.104901

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, lumbar puncture, Tuohy needle

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AHMED

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E. ABOKRESHA, M.D.

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The Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

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88

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March

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14145

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2020-03-01

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2019-07-26

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2020-03-01

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875

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877

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0045-3803

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2536-9806

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The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension by Single Tuohy Needle Lumbar Puncture

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22 Jan 2023