Increased intracranial pressure following bilateral neck dissection and radiotherapy.
A case of symptomatic raised intracranial pressure following staged bilateral radical neck dissection is reported. Cerebral computerized tomography was normal. It was considered that the raised intracranial pressure was the result of inadequate collateral venous drainage from the brain.
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Department of Neurology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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D001775:Blood Circulation; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000209:etiology*; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors; D014680:Veins / Q000503:physiopathology