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How to tell the difference between a psuedotumor cerebri and a brain tumor?
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Cl exam & tests: Brain tumors will cause increase in the intracranial pressure, could easily detected by ct or MRI , some times with no reason intracranial pressure increases, will have all the signs and symptoms of space occupying brain tumor but there is no tumor , ct MRI will be negative is call pseudo (means false)tumor cerebri.
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