Gastric Surgery for Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated With Severe Obesity

Minocycline-Associated Pseudotumor Cerebri with Severe Papilledema

Background. Pseudotumor cerebri is an acknowledged but unusual complication of oral minocycline use. Vision loss and papilledema have been described as mild and transient, and some authors suggest that treatment is not needed. Methods. Case series of 2 patients with severe papilledema and visual field loss. Results. Severe pseudotumor cerebri developed in 2 nonobese patients taking minocycline....

Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity

The cause of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is poorly understood although there is strong evidence that obesity plays a role in its development. This report describes a patient with medically intractable PTC, who had continued symptoms despite undergoing a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt. Following significant weight loss, as a result of laparoscopic gastric banding, she has been symptom free and o...

[Pseudotumor cerebri associated with cyclosporin use following renal transplantation].

Pseudotumor cerebri (PC) is a syndrome characterized by the presence of intracranial hypertension (ICH) and no alteration in the ventricular system. Renal transplanted patients seem more susceptible to develop it due to immunosuppressive therapy. Cyclosporin (CsA) is a rare cause of PC, scarcely reported in the literature, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ICH and papill...

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...