Recurrent Bilateral Papilledema Initially Mimicking Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension In Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

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Identifier 20200308_nanos_posters_113
Title Recurrent Bilateral Papilledema Initially Mimicking Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension In Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Creator Walid Bouthour
Subject High intracranial pressure/headache, Neuroimaging, Neuro-ophth & systemic disease (eg. MS, MG, thyroid), Pseudotumor cerebri
Description Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) may involve the central nervous system and manifest as pachymeningitis. Usual clinical findings include headaches and various cranial neuropathies. Although inconsistently reported, papilledema and intracranial hypertension may be a complication of GPA with pachymeningitis, as a result of the obstruction of venous outflow by thickened meninges. We describe a case of GPA that initially manifested with recurrent papilledema and intracranial hypertension, mimicking idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Date 2020-03
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2020 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2020: Poster Session I: Clinical Highlights
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Rights Management Copyright 2020. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6c87jzh
Context URL The NANOS Annual Meeting Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/collection/NAM/toc/
Contributor Primary Walid Bouthour
Setname ehsl_novel_nam
ID 1539341
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6c87jzh
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