Hi I Am Wondering If IIH Or Intracranial Hypertension Can

Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2019

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Question : Hi I am wondering if IIH or intracranial hypertension can cause mood and personality changes. Is there any articles or other information on this?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Probably intracranial pressure can cause depressed mood

Detailed Answer:
Hello dear and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

There are many changes that related intracranial pressure with mood changes.

If you are interested in the link of these studies you can ask for further clarification.

Other possible symptoms can be depressed mood, fatigue, vision problems or headache.

Hope I have answered your query.
Let me know if I can assist you further.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (10 hours later)

Yes I am interested in links to studies and sources for intracranial pressure and mood changes

Answered by Dr. Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi (14 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Follow up query explained below in detail.

Detailed Answer:
Hi again dear,

I will link below articles where you can get more information can be:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1440-1819.2008.01810.x

In this article you may find the relation between intracranial pressure and mood changes.

Hope my answer was helpful.

Take care dear,

Dr.Dorina Gurabardhi

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad