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Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady
Intracranial hypertension (idiopathic-IIH and secondary) is a potentially treatable condition. Although various factors such as female gender and obesity, certain drugs have been implicated as risk factors for IIH, there remains a lack of clarity in the exact causal–effect relationship. In India, se...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173236/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25288841 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.139991 |
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author | Ramana Reddy, A. M. Prashanth, L. K. Sharat Kumar, G. G. Chandana, G. Jadav, Rakesh |
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description | Intracranial hypertension (idiopathic-IIH and secondary) is a potentially treatable condition. Although various factors such as female gender and obesity, certain drugs have been implicated as risk factors for IIH, there remains a lack of clarity in the exact causal–effect relationship. In India, self-medication by obtaining drugs over the counter due to lack of adequate drug regulation and ignorance of the public is a very common practice with a potential for severe adverse effects. We present a case of a young lady who has developed intracranial hypertension possibly due to self-medication with steroids and cyproheptadine, obtained over the counter. |
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spelling | pubmed-41732362014-10-07 Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady Ramana Reddy, A. M. Prashanth, L. K. Sharat Kumar, G. G. Chandana, G. Jadav, Rakesh J Neurosci Rural Pract Case Report Intracranial hypertension (idiopathic-IIH and secondary) is a potentially treatable condition. Although various factors such as female gender and obesity, certain drugs have been implicated as risk factors for IIH, there remains a lack of clarity in the exact causal–effect relationship. In India, self-medication by obtaining drugs over the counter due to lack of adequate drug regulation and ignorance of the public is a very common practice with a potential for severe adverse effects. We present a case of a young lady who has developed intracranial hypertension possibly due to self-medication with steroids and cyproheptadine, obtained over the counter. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4173236/ /pubmed/25288841 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.139991 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Ramana Reddy, A. M. Prashanth, L. K. Sharat Kumar, G. G. Chandana, G. Jadav, Rakesh Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady |
title | Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady |
title_full | Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady |
title_fullStr | Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady |
title_full_unstemmed | Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady |
title_short | Over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady |
title_sort | over-the-counter self-medication leading to intracranial hypertension in a young lady |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173236/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25288841 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-3147.139991 |
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