title: Sutural diastasis caused by pseudotumor cerebri.
abstract: The diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri is based on the triad of: (1) papilloedema,     (2) elevated intracranial pressure with a normal cerebrospinal constituency and     (3) normal central nervous system imaging studies. However, the diagnosis of     pseudotumor cerebri is not always straightforward. We report a 19-year-old     morbidly obese girl who developed pseudotumor cerebri associated with sutural     diastasis of the cranium based on the direct radiographies. Following a     ventriculo-peritoneal shunt operation, we demonstrated the closing and     perisuturally sclerosis on all major cranial sutures. A careful examination of     direct radiographies might be critical for diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri.     Prompt recognition, evaluation, and treatment are needed to prevent permanent     visual loss.
authors: Akdeniz University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Antalya, Turkey. skazan@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors: Saim
authors: S
authors: Kazan
authors: Tanju
authors: T
authors: Ucar
authors: Umut
authors: U
authors: Turgut
mesh_terms: D015170:Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000473:pathology*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; D055815:Young Adult