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Acetazolamide

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To self-advocate in your health is to communicate your needs
An invasive procedure where the stomach is surgically manipulated to assist with weight loss. It is also known as weight-loss surgery.
A value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. A healthy range is between 18.5-24.9, overweight is defined as 25-29.9 and obese is 30 or greater.
A medication used to manage and treat glaucoma, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, altitude sickness, congestive heart failure, and epilepsy, among other diseases.

cerebral angiogram

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A procedure that provides images of blood vessels in and around the brain, thereby allowing detection of abnormalities
Fluid that is made by specialized cells in the ventricles of the brain.

CT Scan

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Criteria used for diagnosing patients with IIH.
Something that increases the production of urine

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

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