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. 2020 Nov 19;20:420. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-02000-y

Table 1.

Reported cases of spinal cord tumor manifesting isolated signs and symptoms of intracranial hypertension

Case Age/Sex Presenting signs and symptoms Spinal symptoms Pathology Treatment after misdiagnosis Outcome
Ahmed et al. [3] 43/F Headache, blurred vision, bilateral papilledema None Lymphoma Lumbar puncture Died 4 months after diagnosis
Ahmed et al. [3] 49/M

Headache, bilateral

Papilledema, hearing loss

None Lymphoma Venous sinus stenting, Optic nerve sheath fenestration A little better than before
Porter et al. [4] 19/M Blurred vision After lumboperitoneal shunt Astrocytoma Lumboperitoneal shunt Completely paraplegia