The role of weight loss and acetazolamide in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri)

To determine the weight loss associated with resolution of papilledema from idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).A retrospective study.Fifteen consecutive female patients with IIH associated with obesity were studied.Patients underwent weight loss and treatment with acetazolamide during a 24-week period.The severity of papilledema was graded: absent (grade 0), mild (grade 1), moderate (grade 2), and marked (grade 3), based on a...