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Pseudotumour cerebri in paediatrics
Andrea Biuso, Stefano Baresi, Marta Agostinelli, Claudia Chillemi, Marianna Di Frenna, Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti
Ospedale dei Bambini Buzzi, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Cliniche, Università di Milano
Maggio 2024 - pagg. 329 -331 | DOI: 10.53126/MEB43329
Abstract
The case of a 13-year-old child presenting with persistent headache and occasional vomiting is described. Diplopia and papilledema were observed. Eventually, based on an MRI, the diagnosis of idiopathic pseudotumour cerebri was made, and treatment with acetazolamide was initiated.
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