Sutural Diastasis Caused by Pseudotumor Cerebri

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Kazan S., UÇAR T., Turgut U.

TURKISH NEUROSURGERY, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.458-460, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5137/1019-5149.jtn.3527-10.2
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH NEUROSURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.458-460
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Pseudotumor cerebri, Sutural diastasis, Intracranial pressure, IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri is based on the triad of: (1) papilloedema, (2) elevated intracranial pressure with a normal cerebrospinal constituency and (3) normal central nervous system imaging studies. However, the diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri is not always straightforward. We report a 19-year-old morbidly obese girl who developed pseudotumor cerebri associated with sutural diastasis of the cranium based on the direct radiographies. Following a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt operation, we demonstrated the closing and perisuturally sclerosis on all major cranial sutures. A careful examination of direct radiographies might be critical for diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri. Prompt recognition, evaluation, and treatment are needed to prevent permanent visual loss.