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Mystery headaches left a New England mother in a coma until rare brain leak diagnosis saved her life
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is a rare and often overlooked condition that could have cost one patient her life.And ...
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Magnetically-driven innovative solution developed for personalized intracranial tumor therapy - Medical Xpress
More information: Ben Wang et al, Magnetically driven biohybrid blood hydrogel fibres for personalized intracranial tumour therapy under fluoroscopic tracking, Nature Biomedical Engineering (2025).
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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain. Here’s what to know about cerebrospinal fluid disorders - PBS
Brain imaging of patients suspected of having idiopathic intracranial hypertension is crucial to excluding other causes of elevated CSF pressure, such as brain tumors or blood clots in the brain.
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Billy Joel’s brain fluid imbalance: what it means - UPI.com
Brain imaging of patients suspected of having idiopathic intracranial hypertension is crucial to excluding other causes of elevated CSF pressure, such as brain tumors or blood clots in the brain.
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Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance - The Conversation
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension results from increased intracranial pressure. Future directions and unknowns This is an updated version of an article originally published on Aug. 14, 2024.
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The committee in charge of newborn screening has been terminated | STAT
The story of newborn screening in the U.S. began with my disorder, PKU. Robert Guthrie, a microbiologist and pediatrician, devised the PKU blood test for babies in the 1960s and so launched the ...
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Portal Hypertension Symptoms & Their Most Common Complications - Los Angeles Times
Portal Hypertension Symptoms and Their ComplicationsPortal hypertension is a condition in which increased pressure within the portal vein—an important vessel that carries blood from the stomach ...
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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Migraine-Like Headache With Potential Vision Loss - WebMD
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is caused by a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the skull. Intracranial buildup of CSF can cause symptoms like pressure, pain, and vision changes over time.
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage Secondary to Chronic Untreated Hypertension
Hypertension is the most common risk factor associated with thalamic hemorrhages, but advanced age, anticoagulation use, diabetes mellitus, cardiac disease, chronic renal failure, and alcohol ...
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Ankura Hospital Diagnoses Rare Case of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in 14-Year-Old Boy - Deccan Chronicle
Hyderabad: Ankura Hospital for Women & Children, a prominent healthcare institution known for its specialized services in women's and child health has diagnosed a rare case of Idiopathic ...
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I Went to the Eye Doctor for a Stronger Prescription, but the Problem Was Actually a Brain Disorder—and It’s on the Rise in Women My Age - Well+Good
Changes in Prevalence of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in the United States Between 2015 and 2022, Stratified by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity. Neurology. 2024 Feb 13;102 (3):e208036. doi: 10. ...
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Headaches with vision issues could signal serious condition
BALTIMORE — No one likes having a headache that doesn't go away, but add vision issues, and it can really be terrifying. Vision comprises just part of the symptoms behind idiopathic intracranial ...