[Epidemiology of pseudotumor cerebri].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the epidemiology of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) as seen in patients attending our ophthalmology department.


METHODS
The medical records of patients diagnosed with PTC in our hospital during a ten-year period (1994 to 2004) were obtained, with only those patients with PTC diagnosed in our ophthalmology department being considered. The following data were reviewed: sex, age at diagnosis, body mass index (BMI), opening cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure, and the results of CT and MRI.


RESULTS
Twenty-nine patients were diagnosed with PTC during this time period. Twenty-six were females (89.6%) and 3 were males (10.4%). The calculated incidence of PTC in our population was 3.2 per 100.000 persons and 5.1 per 100.000 persons in the general population that attend our hospital.


CONCLUSIONS
The incidence of PTC was higher than that previously reported.
Asensio-Sánchez
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Hospital General, Servicio Castellano-Leonés de Salud, Medina del Campo, Valladolid, España. vasensio@hmdc.sacyl.es
Merino-Angulo
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Martínez-Calvo
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Calvo
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Rodríguez
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D000328:Adult; D020757:Amaurosis Fugax / Q000209:etiology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed