The pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS), also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), is characterized by signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure such as headache and cranial nerve palsies, in the absence of any space-occupying mass. This condition commonly affects overweight women of childbearing age, even if it is also frequent in men and children. Children with PTCS may present with atypical signs and symptoms, with a different prognosis compared to adults. However, the treatment is the same for both children and adults, even if there are no strict treatment guidelines in regards. All treatment strategies in children are based on retrospective studies and none has been evaluated in prospective or randomized controlled trial studies. This review focuses on literature data on PTCS treatment in children.

Therapeutic approaches to pediatric pseudotumor cerebri: new insights from literature data / Vitaliti, G.; Pavone, P.; Matin, N.; Tabatabaie, O.; Cocuzza, S.; Vecchio, M.; Maiolino, L.; Di Mauro, P.; Conti, A.; Lubrano, R.; Serra, A.; Falsaperla, R.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0394-6320. - 30:1(2017), pp. 94-97. [10.1177/0394632016681578]

Therapeutic approaches to pediatric pseudotumor cerebri: new insights from literature data

Lubrano R.;
2017

Abstract

The pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS), also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), is characterized by signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure such as headache and cranial nerve palsies, in the absence of any space-occupying mass. This condition commonly affects overweight women of childbearing age, even if it is also frequent in men and children. Children with PTCS may present with atypical signs and symptoms, with a different prognosis compared to adults. However, the treatment is the same for both children and adults, even if there are no strict treatment guidelines in regards. All treatment strategies in children are based on retrospective studies and none has been evaluated in prospective or randomized controlled trial studies. This review focuses on literature data on PTCS treatment in children.
2017
pediatrics; pseudotumor cerebri; treatment strategies
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Therapeutic approaches to pediatric pseudotumor cerebri: new insights from literature data / Vitaliti, G.; Pavone, P.; Matin, N.; Tabatabaie, O.; Cocuzza, S.; Vecchio, M.; Maiolino, L.; Di Mauro, P.; Conti, A.; Lubrano, R.; Serra, A.; Falsaperla, R.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0394-6320. - 30:1(2017), pp. 94-97. [10.1177/0394632016681578]
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