Pseudotumor cerebri following treatment of hypothalamic and primary hypothyroidism
C. A. Huseman and R. D. Torkelson
Pseudotumor cerebri occurs in many diverse endocrine and nonendocrine
disorders. We report what we believe is a new association following
initiation of thyroxine (T4) replacement in hypothalamic hypothyroidism, as
well as another occurrence following T4 replacement in primary
hypothyroidism. The less than benign clinical course reported in these two
patients suggests the need for careful neurologic and funduscopic
evaluation during the initial months of T4 replacement in all cases of
hypothyroidism.
