Question

A 29-year-old woman presents with a 2-week history of new-onset headache, visual disturbances, and bilateral papilloedema. MRI shows a normal brain with signs of raised intracranial pressure; MR venography is normal. She is obese and takes oral contraceptives. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Answer

Migraine

Answer

Subarachnoid haemorrhage

Answer

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis

Answer

Brain tumour

Practice question

A 29-year-old woman presents with a 2-week history of new-onset headache, visual disturbances, and bilateral papilloedema. MRI shows a normal brain with signs of raised intracranial pressure; MR venography is normal. She is obese and takes oral contraceptives. What is the most likely diagnosis?