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ReviewInternational journal of immunopathology and pharmacology2017

Therapeutic approaches to pediatric pseudotumor cerebri: New insights from literature data.

Giovanna Vitaliti, Piero Pavone, Nassim Matin, Omidreza Tabatabaie, Salvatore Cocuzza, Michele Vecchio, Luigi Maiolino, Paola Di Mauro, Angelo Conti, Riccardo Lubrano and 2 more

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Review in International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Giovanna Vitaliti1 General and Emergency Paediatrics Operative Unit, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Piero Pavone1 General and Emergency Paediatrics Operative Unit, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Nassim Matin2 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Omidreza Tabatabaie2 Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Salvatore Cocuzza3 ENT Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Michele Vecchio4 Centre of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Luigi Maiolino3 ENT Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Paola Di Mauro3 ENT Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Angelo Conti3 ENT Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Riccardo Lubrano5 Pediatric Nephrology O.U., La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Agostino Serra3 ENT Department, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Raffaele Falsaperla1 General and Emergency Paediatrics Operative Unit, Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele University Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pseudotumor cerebri syndrome (PTCS), also known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), is characterized by signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure such as headache and cranial nerve palsies, in the absence of any space-occupying mass. This condition commonly affects overweight women of childbearing age, even if it is also frequent in men and children. Children with PTCS may present with atypical signs and symptoms, with a different prognosis compared to adults. However, the treatment is the same for both children and adults, even if there are no strict treatment guidelines in regards. All treatment strategies in children are based on retrospective studies and none has been evaluated in prospective or randomized controlled trial studies. This review focuses on literature data on PTCS treatment in children.

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ChildHumansPseudotumor Cerebripediatricspseudotumor cerebritreatment strategies

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PMID27903844
PMCPMC5806786

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