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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Health Encyclopedia: Pseudotumor Cerebri
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Benign intracranial hypertension
Prevention
References
Jonnalagadda J. Lithium, minocycline, and pseudotumor cerebri. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. March 1, 2005; 44(3): 209.
Behrman RE. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004; 2048-2049.
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Expert & Community Posts
Pseudotumor Cerebri (IIH) – The Basics
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...brain tumors. It is also (more accurately) called Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH).... Read more »
Post IV Therapy Update
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Is Pseudotumor Cerebri ever associated with facial numbness and facial twitching?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...twitching listed as a symptom of pseudotumor cerebri, aka idiopathic intracranial hypertension... Read more »
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Health Guide
Pseudotumor Cerebri (IIH)
...brain tumor" because its symptoms mimic those of brain tumors. It is also (more accurately) called Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH). The term idiopathic is applied because it's cause... Read more »Pseudotumor cerebri
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Benign intracranial hypertension Symptoms The major symptom is increased pressure within the skull... Read more »Pseudotumor cerebri
...affecting the brain that appears to be -- but is not -- a tumor. Alternative Names Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Benign intracranial hypertension Causes,... Read more »Pseudotumor cerebri
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