Pseudotumor cerebri causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Causes

Common causes

Pseudotumor cerebri may be caused by:

• Intracranial venous outflow obstruction (venous sinus thrombosis, head trauma, polycythemia, thrombocytosis)
• Endocrine dysfunction (obesity, cessation of corticosteroid therapy, Addison disease, hypoparathyroidism)
• Vitamin/drug (growth hormone, hypervitaminosis A, tetracycline, minocycline, nalidixic acid)
• Other (chronic hypercapnia, severe right heart failure, chronic meningitis, hypertensive encephalopathy, severe iron deficiency anemia)
• Idiopathic