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Minocycline and Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Study

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Title: A Case of Minocycline-Induced Intracranial Hypertenstion
Author: Scott Peterson
Date: 10/26/2011
Keywords / Main Subjects: IIH; Idiopathic intracranial hypertension; Modified dandy criteria; Tetracyclines; Minocycline
Diagnosis: Minocycline-induced Intracranial Hypertenstion (IIH)
Brief Description: This is a case report of a young female who presented with visual obscurations, headache and pulsatile tinnitus. She was diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebri, induced by minocycline. This report discusses the differential diagnosis of IIH and the medications that are known to cause it.
Format: video
Series: Moran Eye Center Grand Rounds
Identifier: Moran_CORE_15551
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