Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences
Open Access
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 3

A Case Report of ‘Pseudo Tumor Cerebri’

  • Author:
  • TD Varun Kumar Reddy, B Sarath Kumar Reddy, G Lokendranath, R Prabhakar Rao
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 274 to 277

Department of General Medicine, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal, N.H. 18, Kurnool (District), 518501, Andhra Pradesh, India

Corresponding author email id: *drvkr1234@gmail.com

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Online published on 24 April, 2015.

Abstract

Pseudo tumor cerebri is a clinical entity of uncertain etiology characterized by intracranial hypertension. The syndrome classically manifests with headaches and visual changes in women with obesity. This case is being presented for the following points: raised ICT, bilateral CN VI palsy, bilateral papilledema (left > right), neck rigidity present without Kernig's and Brudginski signs. Keeping the history, Neurological findings, investigative results, point to the possibility of raised intracranial pressure with CN VI involvement. The final clinical diagnosis, to the above syndrome, points out to ‘Pseudo-tumor cerebri’.

Keywords

PTC (Pseudo tumor cerebri), IIH (Idiopathic intracranial hypertension), ICT (Intracranial tension), ICSOL (Intracranial space occupying lesion), CSF (cerebro spinal fluid), HTN (Hypertension), Hypertensive encephalopathy