Benign Intracranial Hypertension

It is a headache disorder as a result of increased pressure of the cerebral fluid in the brain.The cerebrospinal fluid is the water that surrounds our brains and supplies it with necessary nutrients for its optimal functioning.

The headache is common in people who are obese and have conditions like hypertension (High blood),Diabetes mellitus(sukiri) and high cholesterol.

The main symptoms include:

-Headache that is pounding (like a heart beat)

-Fullness in ears(like you are under the water)

-Blurred vision

-Double vision

-Vomiting without nausea

-Headache worse on lying down and improves when sitting up 

-Activities that increase your abdominal pressure like sneezing, coughing worsening the headache.

This is a devastating form of headache because if left untreated you can go blind.

If you have the above symptoms, especially with profile of diseases stated, you need to be seen by a Neurologist.

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