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ABSTRACT Smith‐Magenis Syndrome (SMS) is an uncommon genetic disorder caused by microdeletions of chromosome 17p11.2 including the RAI1 gene, or loss‐of‐function mutations that directly affect RAI1. Due to the involvement of RAI1 in neurodevelopment, SMS leads to typical pathologic features in the behavioral and physical phenotype that must be ...
Edgar Andrés Chavarría‐Martínez +4 more
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Pseudotumor Cerebri and Sickle Cell Disease
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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Fibrinolysis in Pseudotumor Cerebri
Pseudotumor cerebri is a syndrome associated with diverse putative etiological factors that include chemicals such as vitamin A, tetracycline and estrogens or venous circulatory disturbances like sagittal or transverse sinus thrombosis. Diseases predisposing to thrombosis, such as polycythemia vera and essential thrombocythemia, were reported to cause ...
M Z, Al-Kawi, P S, Chavis, G T, Roberts
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Systemic metabolic dysfunction and comorbidities may act as upstream modulators converging on inflammatory activation, which is closely intertwined with excessive CSF production and impaired clearance, potentially contributing to sustained ICP elevation.
Guangyu Han +5 more
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Pseudotumor cerebri and Chiari Malformation [PDF]
Power point of case presentation of pseudotumor cerebri with co-existing Chiari malformation. Management of severe visual loss associated with chronic papilledema discussed, as well as possible relationship between raised intracranial pressure from ...
Nicole Scripsema, MD; Rudrani Banik, MD
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In this multicenter retrospective study of idiopathic intracranial hypertension, only 3.6% of patients required surgery, predominantly for acute visual deterioration. Both cerebrospinal fluid diversion and optic nerve sheath fenestration were effective in improving visual outcomes and resolving papilledema, while headache improvement was limited ...
Gabriel Bsteh +24 more
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Miller Fisher Syndrome Presenting as Pseudotumor
Two female children, ages 9 and 2 years, who presented with pseudotumor cerebri and within 2 to 3 days, were diagnosed with Miller Fisher syndrome are reported from the Hopital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola, Brussels, Belgium.
J Gordon Millichap
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ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a syndrome characterized by symptoms and signs of raised intracranial pressure without a secondary cause. It primarily affects young obese women who present with headache and papilledema. We report the clinical presentation, brain imaging findings and outcomes of patients with IIH from two ...
Bandlakazi Sukwana‐Ncemane +2 more
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"Malignant" Pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri [PDF]
Thirty of our pediatric pseudotumor cerebri patients were evaluated to determine those at high risk for visual ...
Thomas C. Spoor, MD
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ABSTRACT Objectives Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by increased intracranial pressure and papilledema. If left untreated, it can lead to vision loss, and, timely detection of papilledema is of paramount importance. Direct ophthalmoscopy can be difficult to perform and interpret for non‐ophthalmologists.
Zainab Rissan +7 more
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