Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity

The cause of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is poorly understood although there is strong evidence that obesity plays a role in its development. This report describes a patient with medically intractable PTC, who had continued symptoms despite undergoing a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt. Following sign...

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Autores principales: Williams, A, Morgan, JDT, Johnson, AB, Bates, SE, Pople, I, Norton, SA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
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Neurosurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.6.7
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author Williams, A
Morgan, JDT
Johnson, AB
Bates, SE
Pople, I
Norton, SA
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description The cause of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is poorly understood although there is strong evidence that obesity plays a role in its development. This report describes a patient with medically intractable PTC, who had continued symptoms despite undergoing a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt. Following significant weight loss, as a result of laparoscopic gastric banding, she has been symptom free and off all medications for 11 months allowing VP shunt removal. Bariatric surgery should be strongly considered in morbidly obese patients with PTC.
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spelling pubmed-36491342013-05-14 Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity Williams, A Morgan, JDT Johnson, AB Bates, SE Pople, I Norton, SA J Surg Case Rep Neurosurgery The cause of pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is poorly understood although there is strong evidence that obesity plays a role in its development. This report describes a patient with medically intractable PTC, who had continued symptoms despite undergoing a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt. Following significant weight loss, as a result of laparoscopic gastric banding, she has been symptom free and off all medications for 11 months allowing VP shunt removal. Bariatric surgery should be strongly considered in morbidly obese patients with PTC. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649134/ /pubmed/24946333 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.6.7 Text en © JSCR
spellingShingle Neurosurgery
Williams, A
Morgan, JDT
Johnson, AB
Bates, SE
Pople, I
Norton, SA
Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity
title Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity
title_full Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity
title_fullStr Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity
title_full_unstemmed Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity
title_short Resolution of Pseudotumor Cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity
title_sort resolution of pseudotumor cerebri following surgery for morbid obesity
topic Neurosurgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24946333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.6.7
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