Benign intracranial hypertension--its unusual manifestations.
Among our patients with benign intracranial hypertension, we encountered 3 who presented with unusual clinical features. Presentations were pseudotumor without papilledema, unilateral papilledema, and IIIrd and Vth cranial nerve involvement. Lumbo-peritoneal shunt completely resolved the symptoms and signs in 2 of the patients; in the third, symptoms and signs cleared following lumbar puncture.
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Department of Neurology, D.C. General Hospital, Washington, D.C. 20003.
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D000328:Adult; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D011677:Punctures; D013116:Spinal Cord