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Purpose: Pseudotumor cerebral syndrome is a clinical syndrome characterized by an increased in-headache pressure without the intrakranial mass. This study was aimed at giving findings related to clinical presentation, possible causes and clinical movements according to the age groups of patients diagnosed with pseudotumor cerebrospinal disease. Instruments and Methods: Diseases accompanied by demographic and clinical characteristics of patients diagnosed with pseudotumor brain between March 2011 and October 2018 were retrospective examined. Results: A total of 14 patients have been diagnosed with pseudotumor brain. The age range was 8 months to 17 years old. The Prepubertal age group accounted for 57.1% of patients. The most common clinical symptoms were vision disorders in the prepubertal period (87.5 percent), while headaches in the pubertal period (100 percent). Vitamin D deficiency (57.1%) and obesity (35.7%) were the most frequently accompanied diseases, respectively. Asetazolamide was used as the first preference in treatment. 14.3 percent of patients (n=2) had optical nerve cluster phenestration, one of them developed vision loss related to optical atrophy. Both of these patients were in the Prepubertal age group. The result: Pseudotumor cerebrospinal pre-pubertal age group children are more present with non-headache symptoms. It should not be forgotten that vision loss may develop especially in the prepubertal group. Clinics should be cautious about these diseases and complications.

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