Glomus Jugulare Tumor Induced Intracranial Hypertension

Pseudotumor cerebi syndrome (PTCS), the categorical term for primary and secondary causes of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in the absence of space-occupying lesion, has a characteristic presentation that includes frequent headaches, visual changes, pulsatile tinnitus with papilledema. Neuroimaging is an essential step in PCTS diagnosis. We present a unique case, originally thought to be a presentation of primary PTCS, later revealed as PTCS secondary to a glomus jugulare tumor, causing venous outflow obstruction and consequential intracranial hypertension, which was treated with venous stenting and post-stent balloon angioplasty of the right internal jugular vein.