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Hypoparathyroidism and Pseudotumor Cerebri: An Infrequent Clinical Association

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Robert S. Sheldon ,
Werner J. Becker ,
David A. Hanley  and
Ronald L. Culver
Robert S. Sheldon*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary and The Calgary General Hospital, Calgary
Werner J. Becker
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary and The Calgary General Hospital, Calgary
David A. Hanley
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary and The Calgary General Hospital, Calgary
Ronald L. Culver
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary and The Calgary General Hospital, Calgary
*
Calgary General Hospital, 841 Centre Avenue East, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 0A1
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Abstract:

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We report a patient with chronic, untreated idiopathic hypoparathyroidism who presented with papilledema and progressive deterioration of visual function. The papilledema resolved with treatment of the hypocalcemia. Visual acuity progressively improved as the serum calcium rose during treatment with vitamin D and calcium supplements. Lumbar puncture may also have contributed to the normalization of cerebrospinal fluid pressure and recovery of vision in this patient. The association of hypoparathyroidism and pseudotumor cerebri is rare, and a retrospective review of 41 patients with hypoparathyroidism admitted to two local general hospitals revealed no other cases.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 1987 , pp. 622 - 625
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1987

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