Pseudotumor Cerebri Presenting Unilateral Papilledema Associated with Iron-deficiency Anemia

Pseudotumor Cerebri Presenting Unilateral Papilledema Associated with Iron-deficiency Anemia

Pseudotumor cerebri is a relatively common pathology that is characterized by intracranial hypertension in the absence of mass lesions. It commonly affects young and obese women, and its presentation with visual loss and bilateral papilledema is well-described in the literature. We present a case of...

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Main Authors: Fernando Antônio de Oliveira Costa, Othello Moreira Fabião Neto, Guilherme Gago, Otávio Garcia Martins, Frederico de Lima Gibbon, Leonardo Mendes Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2018-03-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
Subjects:
pseudotumor cerebri
idiopathic intracranial hypertension
unilateral papilledema
iron-deficiency anemia
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1625979

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