The pseudotumor cerebri syndrome.
The pseudotumor cerebri syndrome may be idiopathic or arise from a secondary cause. The major morbidity is visual loss, which may be severe and permanent. This article reviews the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of patients with pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in adults and children.
Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, MC-9036, Dallas, TX 75390-9036, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9036, USA. Electronic address: Deborah.Friedman@UTSouthwestern.edu.
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D000818:Animals; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010211:Papilledema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology
Cerebrospinal fluid; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Papilledema; Pseudotumor cerebri