What e the symptoms of pseudotumor cerebri?
The most common symptom of pseudotumor cerebri is headache. Other symptoms include eye pain, vision loss and nerve palsy in the nerve that stimulates the eye muscle that moves the eye sideways (the 6th cranial nerve). This can lead to double vision. The condition occurs more frequently in women than men. People with this condition are often obese, with large weight gains during the pre-menstrual part of the cycle. Headache, worse in the morning, is the most common complaint. It may be aggravated by sudden movements, such as coughing. There may be transient loss of vision with a change in position. This has the potential to cause permanent vision loss, if severe and untreated. In order to make this diagnosis, the most important conditions that need to be ruled out that can cause increased intracranial pressure include venous sinus thrombosis, infection hydrocephalus, or any intracranial mass lesion (such as a tumor).
