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Why do some people put on weight and develop pseudotumour cerebri, and other people can be morbidly obese and never get pseudotumour cerebri? what is the medical research behind this?
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Pseudotumor cerebri: There is no obvious cause of pseudotumor which occurs from increased intracranial pressure. It does seem to be more prevalent in women who are obese,however. No one knows why some obese women develop it, but not all. Perhaps some obese women's brains can resorb increased intracranial fluid naturally.
Answered 1/17/2020
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