title: Pseudotumor cerebri as presenting syndrome of Addisonian crisis.
abstract: In a patient who developed clinical signs of intracranial hypertension, bilateral papilledema and diplopia, in association with mild hypotension, hyponatremia and hyperkalemia, the hypothesis of Addison's disease was raised and confirmed. Substitutional therapy led to complete recovery. The present paper represents the first report of pseudotumor cerebri as the only clinical sign of an Addisonian crisis.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Neurologia, Università Cattolica, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Leggio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cappa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Corsello
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gainotti
mesh_terms: D000224:Addison Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone