title: Pseudotumor cerebri sine papilledema with unilateral sixth nerve palsy.
abstract: A 17-year-old woman presented with a history of 1-week of headache and 3 days of horizontal diplopia. Examination revealed 20/20 vision in both eyes, no papilledema, and an abduction deficit in her left eye. Lumbar puncture revealed an opening pressure of 440 mm H2O. After treatment with acetazolamide, the headache and abduction deficit resolved. Papilledema never developed. This is a unique case of pseudotumor cerebri sine papilledema with a unilateral abduction deficit. We suggest that young women with headache and unilateral abduction deficits may be unrecognized cases of pseudotumor cerebri.
authors.affiliation: Division of Ophthalmology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Kosmorsky
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000010:Abducens Nerve; D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000293:Adolescent; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D004172:Diplopia; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache; D006801:Humans; D015835:Ocular Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D009900:Optic Nerve; D010211:Papilledema / Q000150:complications; D010243:Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013129:Spinal Puncture; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000086:Acetazolamide