THE CLINICAL VARIANTS OF THE PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI SYNDROME

Increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure of usually unknown etiology is called pseudotumor cerebri. The key symptoms are headache, papilledema and fluctuating visual disturbances. Six cases are presented to illus trate the clinical variability of this syndrome. Headache or papillede ma may be missing in individual cases. The clinical diagnosis can be f acilitated by the recognition of accessory signs and symptoms, such as VIth nerve palsy, tinnitus and other cranial nerve disorders or neck stiffness. For the therapeutic outcome it is essential to detect and m onitor visual disturbances early in the course of the disease.