pseudotumor cerebri
MONDO:0009468Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names pseudotumor cerebri yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a neurological disorder characterized by isolated increased intracranial pressure manifesting with recurrent and persistent headaches, nausea, vomiting, progressive and transient obstruction of the visual field, papilledema. Visual loss can be irreversible.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0009468), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
21 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- HeadacheHPOHP:0002315
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Increased intracranial pressureHPOHP:0002516
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- AllergyHPOHP:0012393
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ObesityHPOHP:0001513
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PapilledemaHPOHP:0001085
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal emotional stateHPOHP:0100851
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Blurred visionHPOHP:0000622
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- DiplopiaHPOHP:0000651
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- NauseaHPOHP:0002018
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- PhotophobiaHPOHP:0000613
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Scintillating scotomaHPOHP:0010822
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Sleep disturbanceHPOHP:0002360
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
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- Visual lossHPOHP:0000572
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- VomitingHPOHP:0002013
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Back painHPOHP:0003418
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- DepressionHPOHP:0000716
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Focal sensory seizure with olfactory featuresHPOHP:0011161
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- LethargyHPOHP:0001254
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: pseudotumor cerebri
- Also called
- benign intracran. hypt.benign intracranial hypertensionIdiopathic Intracranial HypertensionIIH