Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension with and Without Papilledema: A Comparative Cohort Study
Hafize Nalan Güneş, Burcu Gökçe Çokal, Melih Altıkardeş, Gözde Orman, Sevim Kuyumcu, Gürsel Güneş, Levent Ertuğrul İnan · 2026
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Hafize Nalan Güneş and six co-authors compare high pressure inside the skull of unknown cause in patients with and without swelling of the optic disc, in 2026 work. The swollen-disc sign, called papilledema, is a classic marker, yet a growing share of patients lack it. Records from a tertiary neurology center were sorted by exam, spinal fluid pressure, and brain imaging findings.
Nearly a third of patients fell into the group without disc swelling. That group showed more migraine-like features, including light and sound sensitivity plus nausea and vomiting, in early exploratory comparisons. One imaging sign, flattening at the back of the eyeball, also differed between groups. The authors caution that the sorting rules themselves shape such gaps. They argue that missing disc swelling should not by itself rule out real pressure disease when other evidence lines up.
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| CREATOR | Hafize Nalan Güneş, Burcu Gökçe Çokal, Melih Altıkardeş, Gözde Orman, Sevim Kuyumcu, Gürsel Güneş, Levent Ertuğrul İnan |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |