RESUMEN
Pseudotumor cerebri or idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) secondary to psychotropic drugs is a very rare occurrence. Lithium is typically the culprit agent. Here, authors report on an interesting case of an adolescent with early-onset schizophrenia that develops a reversible IIH putatively related to olanzapine-induced weight gain. This is followed by discussion of purported pharmacodynamic mechanisms and brief review of literature. Clinicians should be cognizant to this serious complication given the propensity of the majority of atypical antipsychotics to induce significant weight gain especially in younger population.
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Antipsicóticos , Seudotumor Cerebral , Trastornos Psicóticos , Adolescente , Humanos , Olanzapina/efectos adversos , Seudotumor Cerebral/inducido químicamente , Trastornos Psicóticos/tratamiento farmacológico , Antipsicóticos/efectos adversos , Aumento de PesoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: Visual snow syndrome is relatively a recently recognized neurological entity presenting primarily with positive visual disturbance. Etiology is largely speculative. METHODS: Authors report here on a child case of ADHD that developed a probable visual snow syndrome related to methylphenidate. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Although remaining rare, prescribers ought to be cognizant of such unusual methylphenidate-related perceptual alterations.
