RESUMO
Drug-induced intracranial hypertension is a well-established entity. We report a rare case of intracranial hypertension with papilledema in a 10-year-old boy following use of fluvoxamine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. On discontinuing the drug, the papilledema resolved over 4 months without any residual visual anomalies. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of fluvoxamine-induced intracranial hypertension with papilledema.
RESUMO
Sildenafil (Viagra) has been developed as a drug to treat male impotence. It has also been used to reduce symptoms (e.g. improved exercise capacity) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. A case of subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) following the illicit use of sildenafil is reported.
Assuntos
Anti-Inflamatórios não Esteroides/administração & dosagem , Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Naproxeno/administração & dosagem , Nimodipina/administração & dosagem , Piperazinas/efeitos adversos , Purinas/efeitos adversos , Hemorragia Subaracnóidea/induzido quimicamente , Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias , Sulfonas/efeitos adversos , Vasodilatadores/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Audiometric (pure tone audiometry and tone decay) and vestibular examinations (bilateral caloric test and electronystagmography) were carried out in 10 cases of macular degeneration of different types and 10 normal individuals as control. Out of 10 cases of macular degeneration of various types, 3 (30%) showed hearing impairment, while on vestibular examination 3 (30%) also had vestibular abnormalities. Only one case was associated with both audiometric as well as vestibular abnormalities. In the control group none of the individual showed either audiometric or vestibular changes.