Pseudotumor Cerebri : Treatments
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Treatments could include:
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Creation of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
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Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration
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Treatment must be directed at the specific cause of the pseudotumor. A lumbar puncture can help relieve pressure within the brain and prevent vision problems. Other treatments may include: Fluid or salt restrictions; Medications such as corticoste...
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Pseudotumor cerebri is a chronic elevation of intracranial pressure that causes papilloedema and possibly blindness, which occurs in the absence of a mass lesion in the brain.
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Evoked Potential TestingYour doctor may order evoked potential tests to check the signals your brain and spinal cord (parts of your nervous system) receive from other parts of your body. These tests are also used to check for vision and hearing pr...
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