Reply-spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea and rhinorrhea in idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients

摘要

The patient continued on medical treatment alone, with his doses of acetazolamide increased to 1,000 mg 3 times daily. A repeated lumbar puncture showed opening pressure of 32 cm water. His headaches and papilledema slowly improved and were resolved by 6 months. Repeat MRI revealed no change in the size of the hypodense filling defect in the right transverse sinus.