Welcome back to Master the MRCPCH. In this episode we join Dr Maria Gogou, senior clinical fellow in Neurology at Great Ormond Street Hospital, to talk about intracranial hypertension. We cover the distinctions between primary and secondary intracranial hypertension, symptoms, examination, diagnosis and management.

Peer reviewed by Dr Sanjay Bhate

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Resources mentioned:

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: https://www.iih.org.uk/

British Paediatric Neurology Association: https://bpna.org.uk/

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