Athos Patsalides

MDMPH

professor of neurosurgery and chief of neuro-interventional surgery at North Shore University Hospital in New York

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I Went to the Eye Doctor for a Stronger Prescription, but the Problem Was Actually a Brain Disorder—and It’s on the Rise in Women My Age

A writer shares how she was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and explores why IIH is on the rise in women like her.

by Samantha Reed
on Jul 15
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