Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition characterized by high pressure in the fluid around the brain with no identifiable cause. Its alternate name of pseudotumor cerebri comes from its symptoms (including headache, blurred or double vision, ringing in the ears), which are similar to those of a brain tumor. But IIH is not a brain tumor — the presence of a tumor or other condition must be ruled out in order to make the diagnosis.
For more information, visit our Pseudotumor Cerebri page
Request an Appointment | Refer a Patient
Dr. Stieg Talks About Venous Sinus Stenting on CBS Radio with Pat Farnack
Tovah Ehrlich was 24 years old, feeling fine, and working as a receptionist as she began her last year at Queens College. In the home stretch of earning her degree, Tovah spent her free time painting, reading, or hanging out with friends — until...
Over the past decade I have taken care of hundreds of patients with pulsatile tinnitus. Many of them had serious, and potentially life-threatening, conditions (such as dural arteriovenous fistulas), and others had more benign problems, like a venous...
Our Care Team
- Assistant Professor of Radiology in Neurological Surgery (Manhattan and Queens)
Phone: 212-746-2821 (Manhattan) or 718-303-3739 (Queens)
- Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery (Brooklyn and Manhattan)
Phone: 212-746-2821 (Manhattan); 718-780-3070 (Brooklyn)
- Vice Chairman for Academic Affairs
- Professor of Neurological Surgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Associate Residency Director
Phone: 212-746-2363
Reviewed by: Srikanth Boddu, MD, MSc
Last reviewed/updated: August 2020
Illustrations by Thom Graves, CMI