Extrinsic cerebral venous sinus obstruction resulting in intracranial hypertension.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a 70-year-old man reporting with headache and visual disturbances who was being treated for prostate cancer. Investigations showed him to have intracranial hypertension caused by venous sinus obstruction. Patients with metastatic disease and raised intracranial pressure in the absence of focal signs should be considered as possible cases of venous outflow obstruction.
Medical subject headings
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial