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Researchers from University of California describe findings in pseudotumor cerebri

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"Raised intracranial pressure with fulminant papilledema can occur as a rare, idiosyncratic adverse effect.(1-3) The diagnosis is often delayed because obesity, a diagnostic clue associated with pseudotumor cerebri, is usually absent. Consequently, patients may have advanced visual field loss and impending blindness," wrote B.J. Winn and colleagues, University of California.

The researchers concluded: "To guide treatment, it would be useful to know how long intracranial pressure remains elevated after halting the use of tetracycline-class antibiotics."

Winn and colleagues published their study in Archives of Ophthalmology (Intracranial pressure returns to normal about a month after stopping tetracycline antibiotics. Archives of Ophthalmology, 2007;125(8):1137-1138).

For more information, contact J.C. Horton, University of California, Beckman Vis Center, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.

Publisher contact information for the journal Archives of Ophthalmology is: American Medical Association, 515 N State St., Chicago, IL 60610-0946, USA.

Keywords: United States, San Francisco, Central Nervous System Disease, Pseudotumor Cerebri, University of California.

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