Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Contribution:

Dr Melanie Lau

Patient data: 49-year-old Female

Presentation: Right sided headache

Commentary: CT showed enlarged pit fossa

MRI shows signs of intracranial hypertension

Low lying tonsils

Vertical tortuosity of the optic nerve

Enlarged pituitary fossa

Prominence of Meckel's caves

Pituitary compressed against the sella

Prominence of the oculomotor cisterns

Prominence of Meckel's caves

Enlarged and mostly empty pituitary fossa

Low lying tonsils

References:

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org