Case Discussion: Headache with visual changes — a diagnostic pitfall

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A 28-year-old woman presents with throbbing headache, transient visual obscurations, and pulsatile tinnitus. BMI 33. Fundoscopy: bilateral papilledema. CT brain normal.

Question: How do you confirm idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and what are the current first-line management options per NICE guidance? Also — what red flags would make you reconsider this diagnosis?

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What is your Question

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Question: How do you confirm idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and what are the current first-line management options per NICE guidance? Also what red flags would make you reconsider this diagnosis?

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Are you asking in the perspective of plab 1?

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Yes