Priority 7 from the Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What are the hormonal causes for IIH and why is IIH primarily associated with female sex? (JLA PSP Priority 7) | |
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| Overall ranking | 7 |
| JLA question ID | 0066/7 |
| Explanatory note | Not available for this PSP |
| Evidence |
None identified |
| Health Research Classification System category | Neurological |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Is IIH hormone related? ~ Are people with excess of some hormones (eg estrogen) at incresed risk of IIH? Is there too much focus on high bmi/weight being the cause, could IIH be hormone related? ~ What is the biological reason for greater incidence of IIH in premenopausal |
| Submitted by | See data spreadsheet on JLA website |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0066 |
| PSP name | Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 48 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 27 April 2018 |