Episode 109. Crisis – The Predicament of Intracranial Hypertension

In this podcast episode, I explore the plight and peril of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, one of the most challenging neurological disorders.

I explore the transformations in the terminologies of the disease, its risk factors and clinical features, its diverse clinical and radiological signs, and its often frustratingly unsatisfactory treatments.

I use as a guide such enlightening memoirs of IIH, such as those of Bridgette Finley titled ‘Hank in My Head’; of Elise Goetzinger titled ‘Pincushion’; and of Pebbles Wireman tilted ‘Finding Faith in the Storms.

For the historical account of the history of our understanding of IIH, I relied on Christopher Blessings’ account titled ‘The Pressure Within’.

 

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