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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2014; 12(01): 055-058
DOI: 10.3233/JPN-140639
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension following measles vaccine

Vykuntaraju K. Gowda
a   Department of Pediatric Neurology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India
,
Bharath Reddy
b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India
,
Hamsa Reddy
b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India
,
Sanjay K. Shivappa
b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India
,
Premalatha Ramaswamy
b   Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India
,
Sarala H.S. Gowda
c   Departmenty of Anatomy, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Science, Bangalore, India
,
Bhaskar V. Madivala
d   Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is rare in children and associated with high cerebrospinal fluid pressure, with no evidence of intracranial malformation. The etiology is unknown but it is associated with endocrine disorders, drugs, toxins and viral infections. Investigations such as lumbar puncture and imaging are usually normal. We report a child who presented with features of elevated intracranial pressure following measles vaccination. His investigations were all found to be normal and was treated with acetazolamide following which he recovered.

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension - measles vaccine - pseudotumor cerebri