4 / 11
Page 31
Notes:
Journal of Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience | Volume: 03
8
th
International Conference on
NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS,
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AND STROKE
&
International Conference on
NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
December 04-05, Dubai, UAE
Joint event on
J Neurol Clin Neurosci, Volume: 03
Nutritional Intervention Protocol (NIP) for patients diagnosedwith Idiopathic Intracranial
Hypertension (IIH)
Maria Tubilleja Cubillo, Gina Llado-Jordan
Universidad Isabel I, Spain
I
ntracranial hypertension is a condition due to high
pressure within the spaces that surround the brain and
spinal cord. These spaces are filled with Cerebrospinal
Fluid (CSF), which cushions the brain from mechanical
injury, provides nourishment, and carries away waste.
Intracranial hypertension can be either acute or chronic.
Chronic intracranial hypertension can be caused by
many conditions but can also occur without a detectable
cause. This is Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH).
IIH presents low incidence. The annual incidence of IIH in
is about 3/100,000. The highest risk group is: women of
childbearing age (18 to 45 years) and overweight or obese.
Therefore, the modifiable risk factor is weight.
Currently, treatments are only useful for the patient's
symptoms and quality of life. These treatments are as
follows: pharmacological treatment to decrease the
production of CSF, nutritional treatment to reduce weight,
and surgical treatment to reduce the pressure exerted on
the optic nerve and divert the elimination of CSF to other
body areas.
The main objective of this study is to develop a Nutritional
Intervention Protocol (NIP) to standardize nutritional
intervention in patients with IIH. The protocol includes a
complete nutritional evaluation and, also, a personalized
diet for each patient following the standard and verified
recommendations.
Nowadays, no similar protocols exist. Only guidelines have
been found in which it is recommended that patients
should reduce their weight in order to improve their
symptoms. Other authors verify that weight reduction is
effective in the short term, but in long term it is difficult to
maintain the weight achieved. That is why our protocol is
important in IIH.
Finally, it should be noted, that not only the protocol is
important but also nutritionists’ work (in amultidisciplinary
team) to address diseases that can be modified through
nutrition.
Biography
Maria Tubilleja completed her Degree in Pharmacy at Universidad de
Salamanca (Spain) in 2013. After that she has completed her Degree in
Human Nutrition and Dietetics at Universidad Isabel I (Spain) in 2019.
She currently works as a pharmacist. His research focuses on Nutrition
and Pharmacy.
e:
ginalladojordan@gmail.com