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Generated 13 Oct 2026
Neurology · Neurology / Headache syndromes Pseudotumor cerebri syndrome
Also known as: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Raised intracranial pressure without a mass.
- Medical specialty
- Neurology
- Subspecialty
- Neurology / Headache syndromes
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected; Female: affected, 8:1 female predominance; Children: yes
- Gene(s) involved
- None recorded
Etiology & mechanism
Impaired CSF absorption.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded.
Symptoms & signs (5)
diplopiaheadachepapilledemapulsatile tinnitustransient visual obscurations