Pseudotumor cerebri associated with hypovitaminosis A and hyperthyroidism.
Pseudotumor cerebri, or benign intracranial hypertension, is relatively rare in children. A 12-year-old girl with Hashimoto hyperthyroidism and hypovitaminosis A is described, who fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for pseudotumor cerebri.
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000150:complications*