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Diseases » Pseudotumor Cerebri » Glossary

Glossary for Pseudotumor Cerebri

Accutane - Teratogenic Agent: There is strong evidence to indicate that the use of Accutane during pregnancy may cause a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Acetazolamide - Teratogenic Agent: Experimental studies on mice, rats and rabbits indicate that the use of Acetazolamide during pregnancy may cause various harmful effects on the fetus. The likelihood and severity of symptoms may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at. The effect on human fetuses has not been conclusively determined.
Anisocoria: Where the diameters of the two eye pupils are different.
Behcet's Disease: Recurring inflammation of small blood vessels affecting various areas.
Blindness: The inability to see out of the eyes
Brain cancer: Cancer of the brain.
Brain conditions: Medical conditions that affect the brain
Cerebral edema: is the presence of excess fluid within either the cells or the extracellular tissues of the brain
Cheyne-Stokes respirations: Breathing with regularly occurring apnoeic episodes and change in rate of breathing.
Chronic Kidney Disease: Long-term and generally irreversible disease of the kidneys due to infection, obstruction, congenital diseases or generalised diseases causing failure of the kidneys' normal functions.
Congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1C: A very rare inherited metabolic disorder where defective carbohydrate compounds are attached to glycoproteins and thus impairing glycoprotein function. Type 1C has a ?1,3-glucosyl-transferase enzyme defect.
Craniosynostosis: A defect involving the fusion of one or more bones in the skull before it has finished growing which affects the head size and shape and can affect the growth of the brain. The defect is often associated with other conditions. Symptoms are determined by which skull bones are prematurely fused.
Dandy-Walker Syndrome: A congenital brain malformation characterized by increased fluid in the brain.
Diplopia: Double vision
Dizziness: Feelings of lightheadedness or giddiness.
Forgetfulness: Forgetting things or loss of memory ability
Galactorrhoea-Hyperprolactinaemia: Increased blood prolactin levels associated with galactorrhea (abnormal milk secretion). It may be caused by such things as certain medications, pituitary disorders and thyroid disorders. The condition can occur in males as well as females.
Head symptoms: Symptoms affecting the head or brain
Headache: In medicine a headache or cephalalgia is a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and sometimes neck. Some of the causes are benign while others are medical emergencies. It ranks among the most common pain complaints
Hemimegalencephaly: A very rare disorder where one side of the brain is bigger than the other.
Isotretinoin - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Isotretinoin (an acne treatment drug) during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Lhermitte-Duclos disease: A rare disorder characterized by a slow growing brain tumor located in the cerebellum.
Lupus: Autoimmune disease with numerous effects on various organs and linings.
Meningioma: A slow-growing tumor of the meninges that is not cancerous. Symptoms are determined by the size and location of the tumor.
Meningoencephalitis: A condition which is characterized by inflammation of the brain and meninges
Migraine: Chronic recurring headaches with or without a preceding aura.
Mydriasis: A condition characterized by the prolonged and abnormal dilation of the pupil
Nausea: The queasy feeling of nausea and often also vomiting.
Neurocysticercosis: Brain/CNS infection with the tapeworm Cysticercosis
Obstructive sleep apnea: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is characterized by episodic upper airway obstruction that occurs during sleep.
Ophthalmoplegia: A disorder that is characterised by the paralysis of the eye muscles
Optic atrophy: Dysfunction of the optic nerve which results in impaired vision. The disorder may be congenital or acquired. The rate and degree of atrophy is greatly variable depending on the cause.
Papilledema: Swelling of the head of the optic nerve (optic disk) due to increased intracranial pressure.
Papilloedema: Oedema that is located at the optic disc
Pseudotumor Cerebri: A condition involving increased intracranial pressure which can produce symptoms similar to a brain tumor.
Respiratory failure: Failure of the respiratory system
Sinus bradycardia: A condition which is characterized by a slow heart rate
Subarachnoid haemorrhage: A condition which is characterized by haemorrhage of blood into the subarachnoid space
Vision loss: Impaired vision or loss of vision
Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.