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Seudotumor cerebral - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Hipertensión intracraneal benigna; Hipertensión intracraneal idiopática

Definición:

Es un proceso que afecta el cerebro y que parece ser un tumor, pero no lo es. A menudo, es reversible.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La causa de esta afección se desconoce.

Ciertos medicamentos pueden incrementar el riesgo de esta afección y entre ellos se encuentran:

  • Medicamentos antinflamatorios no esteroides (AINES)
  • Tetraciclina
  • Nitrofurantoína
  • Isotretinoína
  • Minociclina
  • Tamoxifeno
  • Ácido nalidíxico
  • Litio
  • Esteroides (comenzarlos o suspenderlos)

Los siguientes factores también pueden incrementar el riesgo:

Esta afección se presenta con más frecuencia en mujeres que en hombres, particularmente en mujeres obesas premenopáusicas, y es poco común en bebés.

  • Fecha de revisión: 1/17/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz, Kelli A. Stacy, ELS. Previously reviewed by Daniel Kantor, MD, Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (3/5/2007).
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Jonnalagadda J. Lithium, minocycline, and pseudotumor cerebri. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. March 1, 2005; 44(3): 209.

Behrman RE. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004; 2048-2049.

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