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Bilateral Optic Disc Swelling: Differential Diagnosis and Approach to Investigation
Author(s) -
LEE AG
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.1213.x
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , edema , swelling , pseudotumor cerebri , optic disc , neuroimaging , lumbar puncture , surgery , radiology , ophthalmology , pathology , intracranial pressure , glaucoma , cerebrospinal fluid , psychiatry
Purpose To define bilateral optic disc swelling and the differential and approach to investigation Methods Case based learning, evidence based medicine, practice based learning and systems based practice Results Common things are common Neuroimaging followed by lumbar puncture is standard Most cases are pseudotumor cerebri Conclusion A systematic approach to bilateral disc edema will allow the clinician to diagnose and treat bilateral disc edema appropriately