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Please, why do some people with iih (like me) have transverse sinus stenosis? why would weight loss / gain affect this stenosis? thank you.
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IIH/ transverse sinu: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/early/2016/02/17/jnnp-2015-311302 The article notes that transverse sinus pathology may occasionally resolve with decrease pressure indicating it is a result and not cause of pressure. The area is new and still unclear. Weight loss as noted has been associated with improvement in IIH. One can postulate therefore that weight loss may resolve stenosis f/u/ w doc
Answered 5/10/2018
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