{"pk":39958,"title":"Abortion, Anemia, and an Account of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report","subtitle":null,"abstract":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Introduction</strong>: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare but serious cause of headache. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is needed to prevent permanent neurologic sequelae.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Case Report:</strong> We present a case of a 32-year-old female with multiple emergency department visits for a headache after having a medical termination of pregnancy. She was found to have severe anemia, retained products of conception, and radiographic findings suggestive of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, which was confirmed by an elevated opening pressure on lumbar puncture. Her symptoms improved after transfusion of packed red blood cells, initiation of acetazolamide and corticosteroids, and manual uterine evacuation. She was ultimately discharged without any neurologic deficits.</p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Conclusion</strong>: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare but serious cause of headache, and anemia is an underappreciated precipitating factor. The hormonal changes associated with<br>pregnancy may further predispose patients to this rare medical condition, especially in the setting of vaginal bleeding.</p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--></p>","language":"eng","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"case report"},{"word":"idiopathic intracranial hypertension"},{"word":"anemia"},{"word":"headache"},{"word":"abortion"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5wz850vs","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Chelsey","middle_name":"","last_name":"Miller","name_suffix":"","institution":"Yale University Department of Emergency Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut","department":""},{"first_name":"Raphael","middle_name":"","last_name":"Sherak","name_suffix":"","institution":"Yale University Department of Emergency Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2025-01-10T22:17:56Z","date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2025-06-08T19:28:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/39958/galley/38484/download/"}]}