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22. A 22-year-old woman comes to the physician because of diffuse constant headaches and vision problems for 3 months, the headaches are worse in the morning when she awakens from sleep. She also has had brief episodes of loss of vision in both eyes. She has had an 18-kg (40-Ib) weight gain over the past year. She now weighs 100 kg (220 lb) and is 163 cm (64 in) tall. Visual acuity is 20/30 bilaterally. Visual fields are full, but the blind spots are enlarged bilaterally. Funduscopic examination shows marked blurring of the optic disc margins bilaterally. The remainder of the neurologic examination shows no abnormalities. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
O A) Amaurosis fugax
O B) Central retinal vein occlusion
O C) Glaucoma
O D) Macular degeneration
O E) Migraine
O F) Nutritional optic neuropathy
O G) Optic neuritis
O H) Pituitary adenoma
O I) Pseudotumor cerebri
0 J) Temporal arteritis

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i thought this one was IIIIIIIII

cute angel or somebody pls explain

u may be right
what i think is like this
she gained so much huge weight-----why? hypothyorid-----increased TSH----stimulates pituitary---pituitary adenoma---headach and vision problem----

now iiiiii also possible---headache-vision prob---papilloedema--
but how will u explain such weight gain with pseudotumor cerebri

pseudotumor cerebri...this occurs in obese women of child bearing age...

now ur explanation also seems right....??

i guess pituitary tumor would not have papilledema...??

i think u r right----i need to revise this psuedotumor cerebri

ans I --pseudotumor cerebrii..i am pasting the link about this disease , pls go thru, its really helpful n clkear all ur doubts about this disease

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_...d_symptoms

thanks naqaab...