Pseudotumor Cerebri And Pregnancy Symptoms
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Pseudotumor cerebri and pregnancy symptoms. Worsening of existing ptc in pregnancy has been described. The following factors have been associated with pseudotumor cerebri. The condition has also been referred to as benign intracranial hypertension or idiopathic intracranial hypertension iih. Pseudotumor cerebri refers to the condition in which there is increased pressure within the skull in the absence of a brain tumor it is most common in obese women of childbearing age.
Pseudotumor cerebri in pregnancy. Visual outcome is similar as for non pregnant women. Pseudotumor cerebri ptc also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a problem caused by elevated cerebrospinal fluid pressure in the brain. The pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in pregnancy steven l.
Balcer md msce nyu school of medicine new york ny the diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri or idiopathic intracranial hypertension iih is established in the characteristic patient with evidence of papilledema imaging that does not suggest a structural lesion and a csf. Pseudotumor cerebri is a condition in which the pressure around your brain increases causing headaches and vision problems. Pseudotumor means false tumor it. Substances linked to secondary intracranial.
Pseudotumor cerebri is a brain condition that causes the same symptoms as a brain tumor. Pseudotumor cerebri may be unrecognized before pregnancy or associated with excessive weight gain. Galetta md laura j. Obese women of childbearing age are more likely to develop the disorder.
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension iih is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure without hydrocephalus or mass lesion with elevated cerebrospinal fluid csf pressure but otherwise normal csf composition modified dandy s criteria. Headaches vision problems nausea and dizziness but it s not a tumor. Acetazolamide is rated as class c by the us fda and is typically used if needed after 20 weeks gestation. The increased intracranial pressure of pseudotumor cerebri might result from a problem in this absorption process.
Pregnancy occurs in iih at about the same rate as in the general population and can occur in any trimester of pregnancy. Iih appears to present during the first two trimesters of pregnancy with typical symptoms and findings.