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Indian Journal of Mednodent and Allied Sciences
Year : 2014, Volume : 2, Issue : 3
First page : ( 274) Last page : ( 277)
Print ISSN : 2347-6192. Online ISSN : 2347-6206.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2347-6206.2014.00028.4

A Case Report of ‘Pseudo Tumor Cerebri’

Reddy TD Varun Kumar*Post Graduate Student, Reddy B Sarath Kumar**Post Graduate Student, Lokendranath G***Assistant Professor, Rao R Prabhakar****Professor and HOD

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

Corresponding author email id: *drvkr1234@gmail.com

**bsarathkmc@gmail.com

***glnath2012@gmail.com

****sphurthiom@yahoo.com

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’.

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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.

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