Continuous negative abdominal pressure device to treat pseudotumor cerebri

Continuous intracranial pressure monitoring: a last resort in pseudotumor cerebri.

I n patients with pseudotumor cerebri, it is critical to intervene surgically if visual loss continues despite medical therapy (1). This sounds like a simple rule to follow, but in reality, the decision to recommend surgery can be fraught with uncertainty. The essential problem is that if one gives medical therapy a chance to work, it may not be possible to snatch the bacon from the fire. By th...

Is a negative cranial CT-scan adequate to support a diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri

In a patient with features indicating the presence of pseudotumor cerebri, a negative cranial CT-scan is not adequate to rule out less benign pathology and an MRI of brain should be performed. In this study, a 10-year old boy with daily headaches for one month and diplopia for one week was found to have a partial abducens palsy and bilateral papilledema; otherwise, his examination was normal. A...

Is a negative cranial CT-scan adequate to support a diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri

In a patient with features indicating the presence of pseudotumor cerebri, a negative cranial CT-scan is not adequate to rule out less benign pathology and an MRI of brain should be performed. In this study, a 10-year old boy with daily headaches for one month and diplopia for one week was found to have a partial abducens palsy and bilateral papilledema; otherwise, his examination was normal. A...

Pseudo-pseudotumor cerebri.

Pseudotumor cerebri: a review.

Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a syndrome seen more frequently in young, obese women defined by increased intracranial pressure without obstruction of the ventricular system. Normal neurodiagnostic studies, normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) contents, papilledema in one or both eyes, and normal mental status should also be recognized. Although the disorder has been associated with drugs, endocrinop...