Priority 4 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP

UNCERTAINTY: What is the biological explanation for the differences between rapid visual loss compared with gradual visual loss in IIH and how can this be predicted? (JLA PSP Priority 4)
Overall ranking 4
JLA question ID 0066/4
Explanatory note Not available for this PSP
Evidence

None identified

Health Research Classification System category Neurological
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples What is the biological explanation for the pattern of loss of vision early in disease or not at all in people with IIH? ~ Can grossly impaired vision in IIH be reversible? ~ What are the symptoms that indicate a person with IIH is at high risk of vision loss?
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PSP information
PSP unique ID 0066
PSP name Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 48 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 27 April 2018