Pseudotumor cerebri in an infant after L-thyroxine therapy for transient neonatal hypothyroidism.

Raghavan, S; DiMartino-Nardi, J; Saenger, P; Linder, B · J Pediatr · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Pseudotumor cerebri is generally a benign disorder. It has been reported to occur in hypothyroidism, particularly after the initiation of L-thyroxine replacement therapy. Previous case reports have involved children primarily in the peripubertal age range (approximately 8 to 13 years). We report here the development of pseudotumor cerebri in an infant who required treatment with L-thyroxine for transient neonatal hypothyroidism as a result of maternal thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor-blocking antibodies.

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