How to Treat Intracranial Hypertension?

Medical Treatment:
Following things are the main treatments for idiopathic IH:

• If you are overweight, lose weight
• Stop any medicines that may cause your symptoms
• Medicines to remove excess fluid from the body and to reduce the production of cerebrospinal fluid in your brain
• Steroid medication to relieve headaches and reduce the risk of vision loss
• Regular lumbar punctures to remove excess fluid from the spine and help to decrease the brain pressure
• If treatments do not help, may be considered surgery (such as optic nerve sheath fenestration, shunt surgery)