Diagnosing Pseudotumor Cerebri: An Age-based Approach

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...

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...

Pseudotumor Cerebri (Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension) an Update

1.1 History Historically, several terms have been used to depict pseudotumor cerebri (PTC). In the late 1890's, Quincke (1893, 1897) was the first to describe and name this syndrome "meningitis serosa" patients suffering from headache, impaired visual acuity and papilledema. He related the symptoms to a state of elevated intracranial pressure and presumed it was caused by increased secretion of...

Pediatric pseudotumor cerebri: descriptive epidemiology.

OBJECTIVE To determine the epidemiological profile for pediatric pseudotumor cerebri. METHODS A retrospective case series was identified from a geographically limited region of 205,765 children aged 2-15 years at the only tertiary care pediatric hospital with all pediatric neurologists and ophthalmologists. Health records identified 35 children with ICD9 code 348.2 (benign intracranial hypert...