Pseudotumor cerebri presenting with ataxia and hyper-reflexia in a non-obese woman treated with sinus stenting

J Neurointerv Surg. 2012 Sep;4(5):e22. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010073. Epub 2011 Sep 6.

Abstract

Aim: To report a successful treatment of an atypical case of pseudotumor cerebri.

Background: Pseudotumor cerebri is a disorder of raised intracranial pressure. Multiple Case Series have been published about its treatment with sinus stenting. All these cases have had typical presentations.

Case: An atypical fulminant case of pseudotumor cerebri which was treated successfully with venous sinus stenting.

Conclusion: Venous sinus stenting can be done effectively in atypical cases of pseudotumor cerebri.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ataxia / complications
  • Ataxia / diagnosis*
  • Ataxia / surgery
  • Cranial Sinuses / pathology*
  • Cranial Sinuses / surgery
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endovascular Procedures / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Obesity*
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / complications
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / diagnosis*
  • Pseudotumor Cerebri / surgery
  • Reflex, Abnormal* / physiology
  • Stents*
  • Young Adult