@article{mohamed2015idiopathic,
  title = {Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in a Mother and her Son, is it Familial or Environmental?},
  author = {Khalid Mohamed and Amira Saeed and Abdulla Ehlayel and Khalid Ibrahim and Mahmoud F Elseid and Yahia Z. Imam},
  year = 2015,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/IJCRM/2015/527785/},
  journal = {International Journal of Case Reports in Medicine},
  volume = 2015 (2015),
  pages = 3,
  doi = 10.5171/2015.527785,
  abstract = {Introduction: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is defined as intracranial hypertension in the absence of other intracranial pathology such as space occupying lesion or CNS infection based on clinical, radiological and laboratory evaluation. Objective: To report on a mother and son with IIH who also share the environmental factors of obesity and family distress. Results : A 32 year old woman presented with headache and visual symptoms, her 9 year old son started complaining of similar symptoms around three months later .They were both obese with a body mass index (BMI) of over 35, the mother was also treated for depression and there were recent family distresses. Examination revealed papilloedema; CSF pressure was high on LP. They were both treated successfully with Acetazolamide with resolution of the symptoms and improvement of the papilloedema. Discussion: Presentation with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in the same family is rare; in many cases clear environmental factors such as corticosteroid treatment or the use of antidepressants were identified as possible causes. Conclusion: We report a rare presentation of IIH in a family with a mother and son who were treated successfully with Acetazolamide.},
  keywords = {Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, familial, obesity},
  note = Article ID: 527785
}