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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Explained

A Guide for Patients and Families

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Authors:
  1. Kyle M. Fargen

    1. Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, USA

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  • Designed to take very complex neurosurgical anatomy, principles, and treatments and simplify them so that patients and families can understand

  • All chapters include key points that summarize take home messages on each topic

  • Written by an expert who specializes in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 1-2

  3. Basic Brain Anatomy and Physiology

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 3-20

  4. Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 21-37

  5. The Fundamental Reasons Patients Get IIH

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 39-63

  6. Understanding Your Brain Imaging

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 65-78

  7. Measuring Intracranial Pressure

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 79-93

  8. Lifestyle Modification and Weight Loss

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 95-104

  9. Medical Therapies for IIH

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 105-114

  10. Cerebral Angiography

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 115-129

  11. Venous Sinus Stenting

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 131-171

  12. Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunting

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 173-224

  13. Other Surgical Treatment

    • Kyle M. Fargen
    Pages 225-235

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 237-247
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About this book

This book provides a valuable guide to understanding idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), which is a very complex and painful disease. It is a chronic, often disabling condition resulting in headaches, visual loss, and ringing in the ears. This condition was thought to be rare but is becoming much more common, especially as the population becomes more overweight. Patients with this condition often suffer from intractable headaches with poor quality of life.  Very few physicians specialize in this condition, and as a result, there is almost no information or resources available to those trying to understand this condition. The text is designed to take very complex neurosurgical anatomy, principles, and treatments and reduce them down into simple principles. The book contains 12 chapters, each organized into distinct sections. All chapters also contain key points from those paragraphs to summarize useful take home messages.
Written by an expert specializing in this debilitating condition, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Explained serves as a valuable guide towards understanding and treating IIH. The ultimate goal is to empower patients and families with knowledge about the disease.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, USA

    Kyle M. Fargen

About the author

Kyle M. Fargen, MD, MPH, FAANS, FACS
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
USA


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Explained

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide for Patients and Families

  • Authors: Kyle M. Fargen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-80042-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-80041-3Published: 18 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-80042-0Published: 17 August 2021

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 247

  • Number of Illustrations: 67 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosurgery

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