Nervous System Diseases: News and Research on Pseudotumor Cerebri

MeSH tree: C10.228.140.631.750

Birth control pills and IUDs not associated with brain pressure disorder

Hormonal contraception, including birth control pills and intrauterine devices (IUDs), is not associated with an increased prevalence of a brain pressure disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension, according to ...

Mar 25, 2026

0

2

Insights from brain's waste-flushing system may improve diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a brain waste- "clean-up" system is influenced by intracranial pressure. The system, called the glymphatic system, was unrecognized until 2012 and helps ...

Jan 27, 2026

0

9