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Brain pressure disorder has increased dramatically, linked to obesity and deprivation – News-Medical.Net
A brain pressure disorder that especially affects women, causing severe headaches and sometimes permanent sight loss, has risen six-fold in 15 years, and is linked…
A brain pressure disorder that especially affects women, causing severe headaches and sometimes permanent sight loss, has risen six-fold in 15 years, and is linked to obesity and deprivation, a new study by Swansea University researchers has shown.
Rates of emergency hospital admissions in Wales for people with the disorder were also five times higher than for those without.
The condition is called idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). It causes increased pressure in the fluid surrounding…
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