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Bariatric surgery and its impact on pseudotumor cerebri: A case report
PURPOSE: Pseudotumor cerebri is a debilitating condition that causes severe headaches and progressive visual field loss. In this report, we present a patient with Class III obesity, with pseudotumor cerebri who failed medical management and attempted weight loss via diet and exercise. OBSERVATIONS:...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956653/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29780918 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.01.047 |
Sumario: | PURPOSE: Pseudotumor cerebri is a debilitating condition that causes severe headaches and progressive visual field loss. In this report, we present a patient with Class III obesity, with pseudotumor cerebri who failed medical management and attempted weight loss via diet and exercise. OBSERVATIONS: After undergoing bariatric surgery, the patient had significant weight loss and improvement of visual field defects. CONCLUSION AND IMPORTANCE: These results suggest that bariatric surgery may be an effective option for patients with rapidly progressing visual loss due to pseudotumor cerebri. |
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