BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION - A NON-THROMBOTIC COMPLICATION OF THE PRIMARY ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME

Benign intracranial hypertension is a rare complication of systemic lu pus erythematosus often attributed to cerebral sinus thrombosis which impairs venous drainage and cerebrospinal fluid outflow. We report the case of a woman with a primary antiphospholipid syndrome who develope d benign intracranial hypertension with no actual evidence of venous c erebral thrombosis and with no other possible cause for this clinical manifestation than high titres of anticardiolipin antibodies and a lup us anticoagulant.