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. 2016;16(2):67–76.

Table 1.

Reported risk factors for secondary intracranial hypertension

Medication Infection Medical and surgical conditions
Amiodarone
Cyclosporine
Nalidixic acid
Nitrofurantoin
Oral contraceptive pills
Steroids therapy
Tetracyclines
Vitamin A analogues
Lithium
Penicillin
Phenytoin
Sulphonamides
Coxsackie B encephalitis
HIV
Infectious mononucleosis
Lyme disease
Malaria
Poliomyelitis
Prior meningitis
Syphilis
Adrenal insufficiency
Chiari malformation
Chronic anemia
Congestive heart failure
Craniosynostosis
Cushing’s disease
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Hydrocephalus
Leukemia
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Renal failure
Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Traumatic brain injury
Trisomy 21
Vitamin D deficiency