Erschienen in:
06.08.2018 | Letter to the Editor
Methotrexate-induced pseudotumor cerebri in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
verfasst von:
Faruk Incecik, Duygu G. Ozcanyuz, Mustafa Yılmaz
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurologica Belgica
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Ausgabe 1/2019
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Excerpt
Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by increased intracranial pressure in the absence of any intracranial space-occupying lesion. PTC may be primary or occur secondary to certain conditions. In secondary cases, some conditions including certain medications, endocrine abnormalities, autoimmune disorders, anemias, infectious or postinfectious processes, and cranial venous outflow abnormalities have been identified as causative agents [
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