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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a child being treated for systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Author(s) -

Jithangi Wanigasinghe,

MN Lucas,

S Jayanetthi,

SP Lamabadusuriya

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of child health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2386-110X

pISSN - 1391-5452

DOI - 10.4038/sljch.v39i3.2277

Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , medicine , publishing , transparency (behavior) , scopus , child health , family medicine , pediatrics , library science , medline , south asia , political science , law , ethnology , history , computer science

Severe headache made him curl up. Vomiting, though present, was not restricted to early morning. Examination revealed no signs of meningeal irritation. Fundoscopy showed right sided papilloedema (nasal margin-lower segment). Left fundus was normal. No other cranial nerves were involved. His visual acuity and visual field testing by confrontation was normal. Perimetry was abandoned due to severe neck pain.

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