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A Presentation of Lyme Disease: Pseudotumor Cerebri [PDF]
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2015 Lyme disease is caused by a tick-transmitted spirochete, B. burgdorferi. It can present with both central and peripheral nervous system manifestations, including aseptic meningitis, meningoencephalitis, Bell's palsy and other cranial neuropathies,
Burcu Şahin +4 more
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Pseudotumor Cerebri after Kidney Transplantation [PDF]
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009 Background and Objectives: Pseudotumor cerebri is defined by the increase of intracranial pressure. It has different atiologies but, many of its causes are idiopathic and typically present on young obese females.
M. Akhavan Sepahi +3 more
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Stiff Neck, Torticollis, and Pseudotumor Cerebri
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2002 Three prepubertal children diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri and presenting with stiff neck and torticollis are reported from Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel.
J Gordon Millichap
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Pseudotumor Cerebri After L-Thyroxine Therapy
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1997 Pseudotumor cerebri in an infant treated with L-thyroxine for transient neonatal hypothyroidism is reported from the Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
J Gordon Millichap
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Pseudotumor cerebri with status epilepticus in a child: A rare presentation of vitamin D deficiency [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsKey Clinical Message Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) encompasses a constellation of symptoms caused by elevated intracranial pressure of unclear etiology. Various associations have been described, rarely hypovitaminosis D.
Soumya Pahari +4 more
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A rare case of pseudotumor cerebri in adult Lyme disease [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 It is important to recognize the rare manifestations of chronic Lyme disease to prevent permanent disabilities. We present an adult case of chronic Lyme disease, who developed pseudotumor cerebri and who needed supplementary surgical treatment.
Louise Nørreslet Gimsing +1 more
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Clinical Spectrum of Pseudotumor Cerebri
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2013 Investigators at Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, studied the etiological and clinical features, treatment, and prognosis of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) in 42 consecutive patients (average age at symptom onset 10 years; range 12 months to 17 years).
J Gordon Millichap
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Pseudotumor Cerebri and Sickle Cell Disease
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2004 Three children, all girls, ages 9, 8, and 16 years, with sickle cell disease (SCD) presented with headache and were diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri (PC) at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC.
J Gordon Millichap
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Symptoms and Etiologies of Pseudotumor Cerebri
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 2014 Investigators from Ankara Pediatrics, Turkey, evaluate the clinical symptoms and etiology in records of 53 patients (32 female) diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) in a child neurology department between 2005 and 2012.
J Gordon Millichap, John J Millichap
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Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome
Behavioural Neurology, 2011 Introduction: Patients with Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome (PTCS) may complain of difficulty in thinking or concentrating; however there has been little formal cognitive evaluation in this population.
Siddharth Kharkar +6 more
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