Table 1 Modified Dandy criteria
From: Management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension with repeated lumboperitoneal shunt malfunction
1. Symptoms and signs of raised intracranial pressure. | |
2. No localizing signs in the neurological examination (except abducens nerve palsy). | |
3. Normal neuroimaging (except empty sella). | |
4. Opening pressure of lumbar puncture of greater than 250 mm water, with normal CSF | |
5. Alert and awake patient | |
6. No other cause of raised intracranial pressure |