[Description of the follow-up protocol for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in the neuro-ophthalmological unit of a tertiary hospital].

Aim: To review the results of implementing a protocol for following up patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IICH) in a neuro-ophthalmological unit (NOU).

Patients And Methods: A review of the literature was conducted in order to determine the examinations that needed to be included in the follow-up protocol, as well as the optimum frequency of visits and the most adequate duration of the follow-up. Later, a prospective review was performed of the patients that have been included since the NOU was set up and they were compared with the patients included in the IICH register prior to the creation of the NOU.

[Thrombosis of the cerebral venous sinuses in the differential diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in young obese females: is it a real problem?].

Introduction: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IICH) typically presents in young women with obesity or a recent weight increase. The differential diagnosis of IICH includes thrombosis of the cerebral venous sinuses (TCVS), which can also present as an isolated intracranial hypertension syndrome. We review the frequency with which patients with a typical IICH profile presented TCVS as their diagnosis.

[Risk factors, etiology and prognosis in patients older than 80 years old with ischemic stroke].

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze differences between patients aged 80 years or less and those aged more than 80 years old a hospital series of ischemic stroke.

Material And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack requiring admission to the Neurology Service of the Dr. Negrín University Hospital of Gran Canaria (Spain) between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2006.