Benign Intracranial Hypertension. 1. An abnormal condition that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure, headaches of varying intensity, and papilledema without any demonstrable intracranial lesion and that tends to occur in overweight women from 20 to 50 years of age -- called also benign intracranial hypertension. (Listed under PTC) source 2. An old-fashioned word used for IH. As Benign means “causing no harm”, and BIH DOES cause harm there is a movement to rename the disease simply Intracranial Hypertension. This word is more common in Australia than the US, where they call it PTC (Pseudotumor Cerebri).

Benign Intracranial Hypertension. many people do not use this term now as use of the word 'benign' implies that the condition is harmless. Although the condition is benign in the sense that there is no malignancy, left untreated, it can lead to permanent visual loss, and is therefore not harmless. Many people now prefer to use the term idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).

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