Pseudotumor cerebri in 11 months old child – A case report with review of literature
Journal Title: International Archives of Integrated Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Pseudotumor cerebri is defined as a clinical entity where there are signs and symptoms of raised intracranial pressure but the higher mental and neurological functions are not altered. Many times the etiology is unknown. A thorough history and clinical examination is necessary along with exclusion of possible structural causes of intracranial hypertension. Headache, papilledema and visual disturbances are the characteristic symptoms in a child but in a younger infant it becomes all the more difficult to arrive at diagnose. The prognosis is excellent if the offending drug or cause is identified and abated. This case study reported a case of Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) in 11 months old child.
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Menon Narayanankutty Sunilkumar
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