Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome in Children

Brain Imaging in Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome

Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS) is an umbrella term used for the constellation of symptoms caused by increased intracranial pressure (ICP) without hydrocephalus, spaceoccupying lesion, or anomalies of brain parenchyma and with a normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) composition.1 PTCS has a reported incidence of 0.9 per 100,000 in the general population, but it rises to 19 per 100,000 in obese w...

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 in children with sickle cell disease].

Headache is a frequent symptom in sickle cell disease (SCD) that usually is attributable to anemia or cerebrovascular disease. We report 3 pediatric patients with SCD (1 patient with SCD-SC and 2 patients with SCD-SS) who presented with headache and were diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri (PC). All 3 patients had elevated opening pressures during a lumbar puncture with normal cerebrospinal flui...