PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI

Course overview

PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI (PTC), ALSO KNOWN BY THE NAME IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION (IIH), IS A DISORDER WITH INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (ICP) AND ASSOCIATED HEADACHES, PAPILLEDEMA, VISION CHANGES, OR PULSATILE TINNITUS IN THE SETTING OF NORMAL IMAGING AND CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) STUDIES. IT MAINLY AFFECTS OVERWEIGHT WOMEN OF CHILD-BEARING AGE, THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE CAUSE AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.