SAT-074 A Rare Endocrine Cause of 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...

Neuro-Behçet, pseudotumor cerebri and ocular signs: a rare association

INTRODUCTION The central nervous system involvement in Behçet's disease occurs in 5-30% of cases. The diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri is even rarer (only 22 cases reported worldwide). PURPOSE To emphasize the importance of differential diagnosis in a case of pseudotumor cerebri in the context of ocular inflammation. METHODS V.A.V.R., a 31 year old female, was diagnosed with pan-uveitis on ...

Pseudo-pseudotumor cerebri.

Glial Tumors Pseudotumor Cerebri

Figure 1-MRI, sagittal SE 600/20. Intrasellar hypointense mass extending into sphenoid sinus (arrow). Pituitary gland elevated, optic nerve not involved. A 48 year old woman had an MRI examination of the brain which confirmed the clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Incidentally, a cystic mass was noted in the sella turcica. A pharyngeal soft tissue mass containing cysts was also shown (Fi...

MR imaging of pseudotumor cerebri.

Eleven obese young women with idiopathic pseudotumor cerebri were studied with high-field-strength (1.5 T) MR imaging to demonstrate increased water content in the brains of such patients. Heavily T2-weighted studies were obtained for 10 patients, and balanced (long TRs, short TEs, spin density, proton density) pulse sequences were obtained for four patients. We examined the studies of morpholo...