Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated With CyclosporineAfter Kidney Transplantation

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 26(3); 2008 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2008;26(3): 270-272.

신장이식 후 Cyclosporine과 관련된 뇌거짓종양

하상욱, 김민정 김종국 유봉구 이상준a 정연순b

고신대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실, 안과학교실a, 내과학교실b

Pseudotumor Cerebri Associated With CyclosporineAfter Kidney Transplantation

Sang-Wook Ha

Department of Neurology, Ophthalmologya and Internal Medicineb, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Pseudotumor cerebri is a syndrome of increased intracranial pressure, and may be a rare complication of cyclosporine treatment. We report a 26-year-old woman with pseudotumor cerebri which developed after cyclosporine medication for kidney transplantation. Regular examinations of the fundi are required in patients taking oral cyclosporine, especially when they report headache or blurred vision.KeyWords:Pseudotumor cerebri, Cyclosporine, Kidney transplantation