Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated with Vitamin B12 Deficiency
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Faruk İncecik 1 * , M. Özlem Hergüner 1, Barbaros Karagün 1, Sakir Altunbasak 1
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1 Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Pseudotumor cerebri, also named idiopathic intracranial hypertension, is a condition of raised intracranial pressure in the absence of a mass lesion or cerebral edema. It is rare in childhood and often associated with multiple clinical conditions. In this report, we presented a case with peudotumor cerebri associated with megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, Volume 11, Issue 2, April 2014, 121-122

https://doi.org/10.15197/sabad.1.11.52

Publication date: 15 Apr 2014

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