GLIOMATOSIS CEREBRI OR BENIGN INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION

Benign intracranial hypertension is a condition of obscure aetiology w hich presents with episodic headaches and nausea. It is a diagnosis ba sed on the exclusion of other intracranial pathology and computed tomo graphy is usually normal. We present a case of gliomatosis cerebri whi ch was initially diagnosed and treated as benign intracranial hyperten sion.