title: Intracranial hypertension after spinal cord injury and suboptimal cervical fusion.
abstract: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure. Secondary causes have been associated with IIH, but the pathogenesis is poorly understood, and most cases are idiopathic. We present a case of IIH after suboptimal surgical stabilization of a traumatic C5 spinal cord injury, American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale grade A. The patient underwent a posterior arthrodesis and fusion to stabilize the spine, and his symptoms gradually resolved. To our knowledge, we present the first reported case of intracranial hypertension after a traumatic spinal cord injury and failed surgical stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, 1441 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322(∗). Electronic address: walter.sussman@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Walter I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Sussman
authors.affiliation: Shepherd Pain Institute, Shepherd Center, Atlanta, GA(†).
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*