Journal Of Neuro-ophthalmology - Jno Podcast Series
Papilledema: The Vexing Issues
- Autor: Vários
- Narrador: Vários
- Editora: Podcast
- Duração: 0:07:47
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Papilledema has long been recognized as a valuable sign of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). But because papilledema is based on interruption of the energy-dependent process of axoplasmic flow, it appears late after a rise in ICP. Papilledema is usually present in chronically high ICP but sometimes asymmetrically in the 2 eyes and rarely in 1 eye only. Distinguishing it from other optic neuropathies that produce elevated optic discs is challenging, especially in the chronic phase, when visual function may be impaired.