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A retrospective, a case\u2013control study of 38 pediatric patients with and 24 pediatric patients without IIH from the ophthalmology department at a tertiary care center was performed. Clinical data, including ophthalmic findings and lumbar puncture results, were recorded. Neuroimaging, including both MRI and magnetic resonance venography (MRV), was evaluated for perioptic subarachnoid space diameter enlargement, posterior globe flattening, optic nerve head protrusion, empty or partially empty sella turcica, dural venous sinus abnormalities, skull base crowding, and prominent arachnoid granulations. Compared with controls, IIH patients had larger perioptic subarachnoid space diameters, higher incidences of posterior globe flattening, protrusion of the optic nerve heads, an empty sella turcica, and dural venous sinus abnormalities. A perioptic subarachnoid space diameter of \u22655.2 mm was identified as an independent predictor of IIH (p &lt; 0.001) with sensitivity of 87% and specificity of 67%. Several significant MRI findings in pediatric IIH were identified. Using a model that uniquely incorporated clinical and MRI findings at presentation, we provide a framework for risk stratification for the diagnosis of pediatric IIH which may be utilized to facilitate diagnosis. 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