American Journal of Neuroradiology 22:196-199 (1 2001)
© 2001 American Society of Neuroradiology
ARTICLE
MR Imaging of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
a From the Department of Pediatrics (HS, JT, KK, KN, YK), Faculty of Medicine, Chiba University, and the Division of Pediatrics (HS, KT), Kimitsu Central Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Summary: We report the case of a 9-year-old male patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension without papilledema for which MR imaging of the optic nerves and pituitary gland provided important clues for the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension and showed a return to normal appearance after normalization of CSF pressure.