Fwd: Secondary causes of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome

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Subj: Secondary causes of pseudotumore cerebri syndrome

(from Neurology, 2013; 81:1159-1165

cerebrovenous abnormalities:

cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT)

bilateral jugular thrombosis or surgical ligation

middle ear or mastoid infection

increased right heart pressure

superior vena cava syndrome

AV fistulas

hypercoagulable states

Medications and exposures:

Antibiotics: tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline, nalidixic acid, sulfa drugs

Vitamin A and retinoids

hypervitaminosis A, isotretinoin, all trans retinoic acid for PML, excessive liver ingestion

Hormones:  HGH, thyroxine (in children), leuprorelin acetate, levonorgestrel (Norplant), anabolic steroids

Withdrawal from chronic corticosteroids

Lithium

chlordecone

Medical conditions

Endocrine:  Addisons, hypoparathyroidism

hypercapnia-- sleep apnea, Pickwickian syndrome

Anemia

Renal failure

Turner syndrome

Down syndrome