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. 2021 Nov-Dec;24(6):947-949.
doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_628_20. Epub 2020 Nov 7.

Pemetrexed-Induced Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome: A Rare Complication

Saroja Aralikatte Onkarappa  1 , Rekha Bellulli Kotrappa  2 , Siddharth Singh  1 , Karkal Ravishankar Naik  1
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Pemetrexed-Induced Pseudotumor Cerebri Syndrome: A Rare Complication

Saroja Aralikatte Onkarappa et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2021 Nov-Dec.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Showing right optic fundus with papilledema and early optic atrophy
Figure 2
Figure 2
Showing the MRI findings in the patient. Axial T2 weighted images (a and b), axial FLAIR image (c), and oblique orbital T2 weighed image (d). The optic nerve is tortuous with dilated perioptic cerebrospinal space (long white arrows), flattening of posterior globe with optic nerve head swelling (short white arrow) and superior ophthalmic veins are dilated (black arrow)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sagittal T1 (a) and coronal T2 (b) weighted images show empty sella with infundibulum, normal ventricles. Axial FLAIR image (c) shows normal-sized ventricle with normal parenchyma except for periventricular hyperintensity
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