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Pseudotumor Cerebri Secondary to Lithium Carbonate
Robert F. Saul, MD;
Harry A. Hamburger, MD;
John B. Selhorst, MD
JAMA. 1985;253(19):2869-2870.
Abstract
Three patients were initially seen with headache, blurred vision, and papilledema while taking lithium carbonate for their respective bipolar affective disorder. A diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri was made in each case when a thorough evaluation revealed only elevated intracranial pressure. Two of the patients had complete resolution of their symptoms and papilledema after discontinuing use of the drug. Increased intracranial pressure with papilledema persisted in the third patient when she failed to adjust psychiatrically, necessitating continuance of the lithium carbonate therapy. A history of lithium carbonate ingestion should be sought in patients with the syndrome of pseudotumor cerebri. All patients receiving this drug should have a regular funduscopic examination.
(JAMA 1985;253:2869-2870)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa (Dr Saul); the Department of Neuro-ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami (Dr Hamburger); and the Department of Neurology, Division of Neuro-ophthalmology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond (Dr Selhorst).
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA 17822 (Dr Saul).
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