Lithium induced raised intracranial pressure

Pseudotumor cerebri associated with lithium use in an 11-year-old boy

“…4,7,8 A 17-year-old woman reported by MacKirdy and Abass 4 was also on clozapine and paroxetine, not reported to be associated with pseudotumor cerebri, and her body habitus was not noted. The 13-year-old and 15-year-old patients reported by Hexom 7 and Jonnalagadda and colleagues 8 were both also taking minocycline, which is known to be associated with increased intracranial pressure.…”

“…Several medications have been associated with pseudotumor cerebri, 1 including the use of lithium carbonate in the adult population 3 as well as in adolescents. 4 Signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure typically resolve after cessation of lithium carbonate usage. 5 We report a case of the onset of pseudotumor cerebri associated with lithium treatment in a child who sustained long-term optic atrophy and vision loss and required acetazolamide treatment for approximately 1 year after cessation of lithium.…”