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Descriptor
English
:
Pseudotumor Cerebri
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Seudotumor Cerebral
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Pseudotumor Cerebral
Synonyms
English
:
Benign Intracranial Hypertension
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Tree Number:
C10.228.140.631.750
Definition
English
:
A condition marked by raised
intracranial pressure
and characterized clinically by HEADACHES;
NAUSEA
;
PAPILLEDEMA
, peripheral
constriction
of the
visual fields
, transient visual obscurations, and
pulsatile TINNITUS
.
OBESITY
is frequently associated with this condition, which primarily affects women between 20 and 44 years of age. Chronic
PAPILLEDEMA
may lead to
optic nerve
injury (see
OPTIC NERVE DISEASES
) and visual loss (see
BLINDNESS
).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
note category: non-neopl
History Note
English
:
1973(1964)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
21052
Unique Identifier:
D011559
Occurrence in VHL
:
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