Octreotide: The IIH therapy beyond weight loss, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, lumbar punctures and surgical/interventional treatments

We confirmed that a) clinical IIH symptoms are suspended during octreotide exposure; b) 6-month administration can sustainably abolish IIH symptoms; c) desensitization is possible for octreotide allergy. When IIH symptoms reoccur after limited-time octreotide administration, re-application of formerly ineffective carbonic anhydrase inhibitors can suspend IIH symptoms. Intramuscular octreotide is a promising long-term therapy option.