Benign increased intracranial hypertension due to chronic vitamin A overdosage in a 26-month-old child. The increased intracranial pressure subsided promptly with steroid therapy and cessation of vitamin A.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009974:Orthomolecular Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014801:Vitamin A; D003907:Dexamethasone