Headache in an Obese Adolescent Male: A Nonclassical Presentation of an Uncommon Disease
| Autor: | Catherine Yim, Bill Zhou, Soni C. Chawla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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obesity
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Pseudotumor cerebri Disease Overweight pseudotumor cerebri Childhood obesity 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Intracranial pressure business.industry lcsh:RJ1-570 lcsh:Pediatrics medicine.disease Diagnosis of exclusion Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Original Article Presentation (obstetrics) medicine.symptom business headache idiopathic intracranial hypertension 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Pediatric population |
| Zdroj: | Global Pediatric Health Global Pediatric Health, Vol 5 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2333-794X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2333794x18785550 |
| Popis: | Background. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also known as pseudotumor cerebri, is a diagnosis of exclusion in the clinical scenario of increased intracranial pressure without an identifiable cause. This case report provides a brief review of current literature on IIH, important differential considerations to rule out prior to diagnosis, and relevant imaging findings of IIH. Case Presentation. An 18-year-old male presenting with headache and blurry vision was found to have signs of increased intracranial pressure on imaging without other abnormalities to explain the cause, suggesting IIH as a diagnosis. Conclusion. IIH is classically seen in overweight females of childbearing age but should be considered in all obese patients, including the pediatric population given the increasing rate of childhood obesity. |
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