Pseudotumor cerebri

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Abstract
Preview Symptoms suggestive of a brain mass—headache, papilledema, elevated intracranial pressure—are especially puzzling when other indications are that no mass is in fact present. Drs Lessell and Wanger trace issues of diagnosis, treatment, and long-term follow-up of pseudotumor cerebri, a condition that is usually benign but which can have serious complications, in particular vision loss, in certain patients. They also discuss some theories of cause and pathophysiology of the syndrome, with particular attention to its neuroophthalmologic aspects.