Pseudo Tumor Cerebri
Overview
Pseudotumor cerebri (SOO-doh-too-mur SER-uh-bry) occurs when the pressure inside the skull (intracranial pressure) increases for no apparent reason. Symptoms mimic those of a brain tumor, but no tumor is present. Pseudotumor cerebri can occur in children and adults, but it’s most common in obese women of childbearing age.
When no underlying cause for the increased intracranial pressure can be discovered, pseudotumor cerebri may also be called idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
The increased intracranial pressure associated with pseudotumor cerebri can cause swelling of the optic nerve and may result in vision loss.
Pseudotumor cerebri signs and symptoms may include:
- Moderate to severe headaches that may originate behind the eyes, wake the patient from sleep and worsen with eye movement
- Ringing in the ears that pulses in time with the heartbeat
- Nausea, vomiting or dizziness
- Blurred or dimmed vision
- Brief episodes of blindness, lasting only a few seconds and affecting one or both eyes (visual obscurations)
- Difficulty seeing to the side
- Double vision (diplopia)
- Seeing light flashes (photopsia)
- Neck, shoulder or back pain
The exact cause of pseudotumor cerebri in most individuals is unknown, but it is believed to be linked to an excess amount of cerebrospinal fluid within the bony confines of your skull.
The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid, which acts like a cushion to protect these vital tissues from injury. This fluid is produced in the brain and eventually is absorbed into the bloodstream. The increased intracranial pressure of pseudotumor cerebri may be a result of a problem in this absorption process.
In general, your intracranial pressure increases when the contents of your skull exceed its capacity.
Recent evidence indicates that the majority of people with pseudotumor cerebri have a narrowing (stenosis) in two large sinuses in the brain (transverse sinuses), but it’s not clear whether the narrowing is a cause or effect of the condition.
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Do not drink diet soda or consume any diet food containing artificial sweeteners. NutraSweet has been implicated in raising cerebral pressure. You will find this in yogurts, drinks, and many other products.
Choose fresh salads, fresh fruit, and juices and pick foods that are lowest in sodium and highest in potassium. Add bananas, strawberries and raisins to your daily cereal and drink citrus juices. When you take your orange juice, don’t drink it straight. Instead-cut it with water to reduce the calories and further boost your water intake. Carry raisins and bananas for snacking and to abort tingling in your extremities.
Avoid cold cuts and highly-processed foods. Make friends with beans and vegetarian meals. Don’t be afraid to haunt the ethnic foods sections of your supermarket. You will find identical beans, rice and spices to what is marketed to Americans at a fraction of the cost.
It is important to not add further toxicity to your system so try to adhere to the following:
- Do not consume any artificial sweeteners, such as Splenda, NutraSweet or Aspartame
- Do not consume high fructose corn syrup or mono-sodium glutamate.
- Do not drink any carbonated beverages.
- Avoid all fast food restaurants.
- Avoid all canned food.
- Eliminate conventional dairy products. The best dairy products are raw, unpasteurised and homogenised dairy from grass fed cows. If this is unavailable, then buy organic dairy.
- Avoid conventional beef. The best beef is organic grass fed beef. www.grasslandbeef.com/StoreFront.bok?affld=104400 The second best is organic meat; this includes beef, veal, lamb, chicken and turkey.
Supplements:
- Take Vitamin D3 50,000-100,000 International Units a day nc.vitaminstrength.com for periods of 4 weeks at a time.
- Wholefood supplements are the best way of ensuring your nutritional needs are met. The best we know on the market is Kevin Trudeau’s “KT Daily” product. You can find more details here kevintrudeaudailylifesessentials.com/
- Take an Omega 3 supplement:
Prescription and non-prescription medication
What non-prescription and prescription drugs are you taking? Your non-prescription and prescription are partially the reason that you have this illness or disease – you need to get off these medications but do so only under the guidance of a licensed health care practitioner.
Prescription and non-prescription medication:
What non-prescription and prescription drugs are you taking? Your non-prescription and prescription are partially the reason that you have this illness or disease – you need to get off these medications but do so only under the guidance of a licensed health care practitioner.
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