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Report of a Familial Occurrence

A. David Rothner, MD; John C. M. Brust, MD

Arch Neurol. 1974;30(1):110-111.

Abstract
A mother and son each developed pseudotumor cerebri, five years apart, at age 38 and 12 years, respectively. The course was self-limited in each patient, and the only likely predisposing factor common to both was obesity. The present cases represent, to our knowledge, the first reported occurrence of pseudotumor cerebri in successive generations.

Author Affiliations
New York

From the Division of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York. Dr. Rothner is now with the Section of Child Neurology, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 2, 1973.

Reprint requests to Section of Child Neurology, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland 44106 (Dr. Rothner).

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