Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH): MRI features

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH): MRI features. Empty sella, Partially empty sella. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Sella features

  • Empty sella
  • Partially empty sella
  • Decreased pituitary height

Optic features

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Posterior fossa features

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Transverse venous sinus stenosis (TSS)

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Other venous sinus features

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Other features

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References

  1. Bidot S, Saindane AM, Peragallo JH, Bruce BB, Newman NJ, Biousse V. Brain imaging in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. J Neuroophthalmol 2015; 35:400-411.
  2. Mollan SP, Davies B, Silver NC, et al. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: consensus guidelines on management. JNNP 2018; pii: jnnp-2017-317440 (Epub ahead of print).
  3. Barkatullah AF, Leishangthem L, Moss HE. MRI findings as markers of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Curr Opin Neurol 2020 (Online ahead of print).
  4. Chen BS, Britton JOT. Expanding the clinical spectrum of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Curr Opin Neurol 2023; 36:43-50.
  5. Schmidt C, Wiener E, Hoffmann J, et al. Structural olfactory nerve changes in patients suffering from idiopathic intracranial hypertension. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35221. 
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