Brain Pressure Disorder On The Rise
by Hannah Joy on
January 22, 2021 at 4:19 PM
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a brain disorder that causes vision problems is on the rise. The disorder was most commonly seen among obese people, reveals a new study suggests.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is when the pressure in the fluid surrounding the brain rises. It can mimic the symptoms of a brain tumor, causing chronic, disabling headaches, vision problems and in rare cases, vision loss. It is most often diagnosed in women of childbearing age. Treatment is often weight loss and in some cases, surgery may be required.
"The considerable increase in idiopathic intracranial hypertension we found may be due to many factors but likely mostly due to rising obesity rates," said researcher William Owen Pickrell from Swansea University in the UK.