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Table 2 Summary of Cases with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome) With COVID-1914

From: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in an adult male patient: a case report and review of the literature

Age/Sex

Main complaints

BMI (kg/m2)

Diagnostic modality

Treatment

Outcome

22/F

Headache, blurring of vision and flu like symptoms

35.2

MRI, LP

Acetazolamide and lumbar drain

Improved

30/F

Flu like symptoms and headache

27.5

MRI, MRV

Supportive care

Improved

34/F

Flu like symptoms and blurring of vision

28.3

MRI, LP

Acetazolamide

Improved

36/F

Headache, respiratory symptoms and blurring of vision

28.2

MRI, MRV, LP

Acetazolamide

Improved

25/F

Respiratory symptoms and blurring of vision, headache

40.7

MRI, LP

Initially with acetazolamide, and VPS but didn’t improve

Improved with optic nerve sheath fenestration

51/F

Headache, cough, blurring off vision

31.9

MRI, MRV, LP

Acetazolamide, and VPS

Improved

33/F

Pharyngitis, fever, headache

33.8

MRI, MRV, LP

Acetazolamide and topiramate

Improved

  1. VPS Ventriculoperitoneal shunt, MRI Magnetic resonance imaging, MRV Magnetic resonance venography