Identifier |
wh_ch5_p249 |
Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Unilateral or Asymmetric Papilledema |
Creator |
Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH |
Affiliation |
Professor, Neurology & Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern |
Subject |
Optic Nerve Diseases; Eye Abnormalities; Visual Impairments; Optic Atrophy; Unilateral Papilledema; Asymmetric Papilledema; Edema; Raised Intracranial Pressure |
Description |
Papilledema is usually bilateral and relatively symmetric in the two eyes. In some instances, it is strictly unilateral or at least much more pronounced in one eye than in the other. Some patients may have had preexisting atrophy before the development of increased ICP (the pseudo-Foster Kennedy syndrome; see belowand in Chapter 4). If there are not enough viable nerve fibers, papilledema cannot occur (dead axons dont swell). However, if sufficient nerve fibers remain, papilledema may develop even though the optic disc is pale. |
Date |
2005 |
Language |
eng |
Format |
application/pdf |
Type |
Text |
Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6zd1bfp |
Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
ID |
186758 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6zd1bfp |