Benign intracranial hypertension following vitamin A megadose.
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A six-month old boy from Ragama was admitted with vomiting and a bulging anterior fontanelle for three days. Symptoms started one day after receiving a vitamin A megadose. The child was on food containing carrots, but had no carotenaemia. He had no papilloedema. He had no vomiting after admission to hospital, and the fontanelle settled within 24 hours. Ultrasound scan (USS) of the brain was normal.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Ceylon medical journal
دوره 59 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014