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New pediatric in children study findings have been published by scientists at Heinrich-Heine University, Department of General Pediatrics

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 27th, 2007

Current study results from the report, 'Secondary pseudotumor cerebri in pediatric oncology and hematology: an unpredictable condition of varying etiology,' have been published. According to recent research from Dusseldorf, Germany, "Secondary pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) in pediatric oncology and hematology is an unpredictable and under-recognized condition. It is characterized by increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure of more than 25 cm H(2)O in the absence of underlying structural causes."

"Numerous conditions and medications have been implicated in the etiology of secondary PTC. Patients may suffer from incapacitating headaches and permanent visual loss, if they...

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