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Multidisciplinary management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in pregnancy: case series and narrative review

Braz. J. Anesth. (Impr.); 72 (6), 2022
Abstract Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a neurological condition characterized by raised intracranial pressure of unknown etiology with normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition and no brain lesions. It occurs in pregnant patients at approximately the same frequency as in general popula...

Bariatric surgery as a treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a male adolescent: case report

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case of a male adolescent with symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) associated with obesity treated with bariatric surgery. Case description: A 16-year-and-6-month-old severely obese boy [weight: 133.6 kg; height: 1.74 m (Z score: +0.14); BMI: 44.1 kg...

Bilateral Transverse Sinus Angioplasty for the Treatment of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Case Report and Literature Review

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (3), 2019
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease characterized by an increase in intracranial pressure, without presence of parenchymal lesions or hydrocephalus that justify it. Over 90% of cases there is association with stenosis of the dural venous sinuses. It is characterized by headache, tinid...

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...

Esclerose múltipla pseudotumoral: relato de caso e revisão de literatura

Rev. bras. neurol; 53 (1), 2017
A forma pseudotumoral de esclerose múltipla é extremamente rara e possui uma grande variedade de diagnósticos diferenciais, o que a torna um desafio na prática neurológica. Neste artigo, apresentamos um caso desta manifestação incomum de esclerose múltipla, que foi avaliado em uma clínica especi...

Pseudotumor cerebral secundario al consumo de minociclina en un paciente pediátrico

Arch. argent. pediatr; 114 (2), 2016
El pseudotumor cerebral se caracteriza por una elevación de la presión intracraneal mayor de 20 cmH2O, con ventrículos y líquido cefalorraquídeo de características normales. El consumo de minociclina es una de las causas asociadas a este síndrome. Presentamos una paciente de 13 años de edad con a...

Perda visual na síndrome do pseudotumor cerebral
Visual loss in pseudotumor cerebri

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 57 (2), 1994
Cinquenta e oito olhos de 29 pacientes com pseudotumor cerebral foram submetidos a exame neuroftalmológico incluindo avaliaçäo do campo visual central e periférico com perímetro de Goldmann. Quarenta e dois olhos (72,4 por cento) apresentaram perda visual e em 15 (25,8 por cento) esta foi severa. Es...