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If shunting alone can treat csf leak in iih patients, can appropriate pressure reducing medication (diamox) treat the leak without surgical repair?
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Medication is the: first line treatment to manage symptoms but the surgery would be offered if they symptoms are not controlled by the meds or not tolerated.
Answered 12/29/2018
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