Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis Mimicking Primary Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome

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Identifier 20180304_nanos_posters_034
Title Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis Mimicking Primary Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome
Creator Elissa Ortolani, Catalina Cleves-Bayon, Robert Safier, Ellen Mitchell
Subject High intracranial pressure/headache, Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology, Neuroimaging
Description Pseudotumor cerebri ( idiopathic intracranial hypertension) is a syndrome of Intracranial hypertension with normal brain parenchyma, normal neurologic exam, normal CSF composition and elevated lumbar puncture opening pressure. The common phenotype observed is young, obese and female [1] . We present a pediatric case of an atypical phenotype, a young pre-pubertal thin male, with refractory pseudotumor despite medical management.
Date 2018-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Source 2018 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS 2018: Poster Presentations
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2018. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6ff7s5f
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Primary Elissa Ortolani
Contributor Secondary Catalina Cleves-Bayon, Robert Safier, Ellen Mitchell
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1307514
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6ff7s5f
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