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Uncommon progression of toxoplasmic papillitis: patient perception and case report

Rev. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2021
ABSTRACT Ocular toxoplasmosis frequently presents as necrotizing retinochoroiditis and, less often, as peripapillary chorioretinitis and/or papillitis. The progression from papillitis to peripapillary retinochoroiditis has been rarely described. We report the case of a 52-year-old patient living in south...

Cefaleia sentinela: um quadro presente, mas pouco lembrad

Esta revisão narrativa da literatura tratou da cefaleia sentinela. A cefaleia é um acometimento de alta prevalência mundial, sobretudo em mulheres. São várias as condições que podem levar à sua ocorrência, destacando-se, entre elas, a hemorragia subaracnóidea, que é sabidamente a terceira ma...

Coexistence of papilledema and pseudopapilledema after remission of idiopathic intracranial hypertension by bariatric surgery

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT A 37-year-old woman complained of headaches following bilateral visual loss in the past two years. She was obese and had undergone bariatric surgery three months earlier, followed by a considerable weight loss. Neuro-ophthalmic examination revealed a bilateral swollen optic disk. After a compute...

A case of bilateral fourth nerve palsy associated with pseudotumor cerebri syndrome

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 82 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome is puzzling because it results in elevated intracranial pressure with no identifiable underlying cause. Ocular motor nerve palsies, other than a unilateral or bilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy, are rarely seen in patients with this condition. We report here on a 25...

Pseudotumor cerebri in childhood and adolescence: data from a specialized service

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (11), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To report cases of children and adolescents diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri associated or not with rheumatic disease. Methods: This was a retrospective study based on medical reports of 29 patients, up to 18 years of age and diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri, followed up in the ...

Pseudotumor cerebral asociado a hipovitaminosis A, B6 y D: A propósito de dos casos

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (3), 2018
La hipertensión endocraneana idiopàtica se asocia infrecuentemente con la hipovitaminosis A y D. Se presenta el caso de una paciente femenina de 8 años con visión borrosa de 24 horas y papiledema bilateral. Resonancia magnética nuclear normal. Presión de apertura de líquido cefalorraquídeo: 260 m...

Bariatric surgery as a treatment for pseudotumor cerebri: case study and narrative review of the literature

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Pseudotumor cerebri occurs when there is an increase in intracranial pressure without an underlying cause, usually leading to loss of vision. It is most commonly observed in obese women of child-bearing age. CASE REPORT: A 46-year-old woman presented at our service with idiopathic int...

Weight reduction for a better visual outcome in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate the correlation between weight reduction and visual outcome in overweight patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Methods: Thirty-nine newly diagnosed, overweight (body mass index >25 kg/m2) patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension were studied ret...

Papiledema unilateral e tumor cerebral
Unilateral papilledema and cerebral tumor: case report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 16 (4), 1997
A presença de papiledema unilateral associado a processo expansivo intracraniano é incomum. Os autores apresentam um paciente com tumor cerebral associado a papiledema unilateral e discutem sua fisiopatologia....

Meningeoma invasivo de cauda equina associado a hidrocefalia e a edema de papila: relato de caso
Hydrocephalus and intracranial hypertension due to invasive meningeoma of the cauda equina: case report

Arq. bras. neurocir; 13 (1), 1994
Os autores apresentam um caso de meningeoma invasivo da cauda equina associada a hidrocefalia e a hipertensäo intracraniana com edema de papila. Como trata-se de associaçäo pouco frequente, discutimos a fisiopatologia baseando-nos em uma revisçäo das teorias propostas na literatura disponível ...