Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Induced by Topical Application of Vitamin A

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Title Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Induced by Topical Application of Vitamin A
Creator Yousef M. Mohammad, MD, MSc; Ismail R. Raslan, MD; Fawaz A. Al-Hussain, MD, MPH
Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract A 21-year-old nonobese woman developed headaches and papilledema while excessively using 3 topical preparations of vitamin A. Neuroimaging studies were unremarkable and opening pressure on lumbar puncture was 300 mm H2O with normal cerebrospinal fluid composition. After discontinuation of the topical vitamin A preparations, the symptoms and signs of increased intracranial pressure resolved. The association of intracranial hypertension and topical vitamin A application has only been reported once previously.
Subject Administration, Topical; Female; Humans; Intracranial Pressure; Papilledema; Pseudotumor Cerebri; Vitamin A; Vitamins; Young Adult
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Date 2016-12
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Publication Type Journal Article
Source Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, December 2016, Volume 36, Issue 4
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology Archives: https://novel.utah.edu/jno/
Publisher Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management © North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
ARK ark:/87278/s67x09pp
Setname ehsl_novel_jno
ID 1293156
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s67x09pp
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