Prospective case-control study on neuropsychological testing before and after therapeutic-diagnostic cerebrospinal fluid puncture in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033278

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-08

Start date

2017-12-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

G93.2

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with idiopathic intracranial Hypertension after criteria IHS III beta 15 patients with pseudotumor cerebri were examined before and after lumbar drainage using a series of neurocogn

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension according to the criteria of IHS III beta - Signed informed consent form - Patient age between 18-70 years - Stable medication for at least one week and no intake of centrally acting medication immediately prior to testing

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Concomitant pre-existing illness that could also have an impact on cognitive performance, in particular organically detectable cognitive deficits (e.g. dementia) - Medical contraindications with regard to a cerebrospinal fluid puncture - Severe internal or psychiatric illness - Acute drug or substance abuse - Lack of ability (e.g. impaired vision) and motivation for testing

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Differences in neurocognitive test batteries between patients and controls	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Differences in neurocognitive test batteries before and after lumbar puncture of patients	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactOzan Eren

LMU Klinikum

ozan.eren@med.uni-muenchen.de(089) 9270-2931

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026