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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

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Symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure
lack of consciousness and cognitive impairment and other neurologic abnormalities
normal CSF composition with elevated pressure
No brain mass on imaging studies
lack of secondary cause of intracranial hypertension^[1]

↑ Friedman DI, Jacobson DM (November 2002). "Diagnostic criteria for idiopathic intracranial hypertension". Neurology. 59 (10): 1492–5. PMID 12455560.