Clinical resolution of severely symptomatic pseudotumor cerebri after gastric bypass in an adolescent
Chandra V, Dutta S, Albanese CT, Shepard E, Farrales-Nguyen S, Morton J. Clinical resolution of severely symptomatic pseudotumor cerebri after gastric bypass in an adolescent. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2007, 3: 198-200. PMID: 17324634, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2006.11.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual field deficitsPseudotumor cerebriIntracranial pressureGastric bypassField deficitsProgressive visual field deficitIntensive medical managementExcess body weightGastric bypass surgeryObese adolescent girlsElevated intracranial pressureSevere visual impairmentBypass surgeryClinical resolutionLumboperitoneal shuntMedical managementComplete regressionTreatment optionsSymptomatic pseudotumorBody weightCerebriVisual impairmentWeight lossAdolescent girlsBypass