False brain tumor

Introduction: False brain tumor

Description of False brain tumor

False brain tumor (medical condition): A condition involving increased intracranial pressure which can produce symptoms similar to a brain tumor.

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Pseudotumor Cerebri:
  »Introduction: Pseudotumor Cerebri
  »Symptoms of Pseudotumor Cerebri
  »Causes of Pseudotumor Cerebri
  »Treatments for Pseudotumor Cerebri

False brain tumor: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for False brain tumor:

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• Brain
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• Brain disease
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• Tumor
• Tumor pain

False brain tumor as a Disease

False brain tumor: Another name for Pseudotumor Cerebri (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pseudotumor Cerebri
  »Symptoms of Pseudotumor Cerebri
  »Causes of Pseudotumor Cerebri
  »Treatments for Pseudotumor Cerebri

False brain tumor: Related Diseases

False brain tumor: False brain tumor is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Brain conditions

Causes of False brain tumor

Some of the causes of False brain tumor are included in the list below:

• Medication, such as high-dose vitamin A derivatives (e.g. for acne), long-term tetracycline antibiotics (for a variety of skin conditions) and the oral contraceptives
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Chronic kidney disease
• Behçet's disease

Read more about causes of False brain tumor (Pseudotumor Cerebri)

Symptoms of False brain tumor (Pseudotumor Cerebri)

Some of the symptoms of False brain tumor incude:

• Headache
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Pulsating intracranial noises
• Swelling of optic disk

See full list of 15 symptoms of False brain tumor (Pseudotumor Cerebri)

Treatments for False brain tumor (Pseudotumor Cerebri)

Treatments for False brain tumor (Pseudotumor Cerebri) include:

• Spinal taps
• Shunting
• Steroids
• Cerebrospinal fluid reduction medications
• Hyperosmotic drugs

See full list of 7 treatments for False brain tumor

Treatment of False brain tumor: For more treatment information about False brain tumor, see treatment of Pseudotumor Cerebri (False brain tumor)

False brain tumor: Article Excerpts about Pseudotumor Cerebri

Pseudotumor cerebri, also called benign intracranial hypertension, literally means "false brain tumor." It is caused by increased pressure within the brain and is most common in women between the ages of 20 and 50. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Pseudotumor Cerebri Information Page: NINDS)

False brain tumor: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to False brain tumor:

• idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• IIH
• benign intracranial hypertension
• pseudotumor cerebri
• elevated intracranial pressure
• ICP
• papilledema
• progressive optic atrophy
• blindness
• cerebral edema
• occult cerebral venous outflow abnormalities
• vision loss
• vision impairment

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