Low energy diet and intracranial pressure in women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: prospective cohort study.

The article offers information on a study which investigated the efficacy of weight loss in reducing intracranial pressure and treating patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The study subjects, who were recruited in two hospitals in Great Britain, were 25 women with chronic active idiopathic and intracranial pressure. Outcome measures studied were reduction in intracranial pressure after the diet and papilloedema as measured by ultrasonography of the optic disc elevation and nerve sheath diameter. The research findings are presented.