Recurrence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension after weight loss: the carrot craver.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a patient with stable idiopathic intracranial hypertension whose papilledema worsened.


METHODS
Case report.


RESULTS
A patient with documented idiopathic intracranial hypertension had resolution of disc edema with weight loss. Recurrence of papilledema led to the discovery that she consumed large quantities of raw carrots to help maintain her weight. Her increased vitamin A levels normalized, and the disc edema resolved when she stopped eating carrots.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension should be counseled regarding carrot intake.
Donahue
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Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Pediatrics, and Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8808, USA.
D000328:Adult; D018552:Daucus carota / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010211:Papilledema / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D015431:Weight Loss
D014801:Vitamin A