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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension | Case Report

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension with multiple cranial nerve palsies in 10 years old thin Sudanese boy: case report

Authors: Mumen Abdalazim Dafallah, Elsanosi Habour, Esraa Ahmed Ragab, Zahraa Mamoun Shouk, Mohammed Izzadden

Published in: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a rare neurological disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by symptoms and signs of raise intra cranial pressure, normal brain neuroimaging, and high opening pressure ≥ 280 cm H2O in the presence of normal cerebro spinal fluid constituents.

Case presentation

Ten years old thin boy presented with severe throbbing headache, vomiting, and visual obscurations for a duration of 10 days. Physical examination revealed body mass index of 14.8, VI and VII cranial nerve palsies. Fudoscopy showed grade 4 papilledema; brain CT and MRI were normal. Lumbar puncture revealed pressure of 300 cm H2O with normal CSF constituents. He was treated with acetazolamide, methylprednisolone, and paracetamol.

Conclusion

Pediatricians need to be more aware of idiopathic intracranial hypertension as it can lead to permanent vision loss.

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Title: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension with multiple cranial nerve palsies in 10 years old thin Sudanese boy: case report
Authors: Mumen Abdalazim Dafallah
Elsanosi Habour
Esraa Ahmed Ragab
Zahraa Mamoun Shouk
Mohammed Izzadden
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Acetazolamide
Intracranial Hypertension
Pediatrics
Headache
Vomiting
Published in: The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1687-8329
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00339-8

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension with multiple cranial nerve palsies in 10 years old thin Sudanese boy: case report

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Background

Case presentation

Conclusion

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