Risk of developing pseudotumor cerebri in women using a levonorgesteral intrauterine device
1 December 2017
| Claire Howard
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Neuro-Ophthalmology
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Contraception, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, intrauterine system, levonorgestrel, pseudotumor cerebri
Pseudotumor cerebri (PCT) is a disorder causing increased intracranial pressure without a mass lesion, usually seen in obese women of childbearing age. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is an idiopathic form of the disorder, but several medications have been associated with the...
