2-53a - Venous Pulsations

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Identifier 2-53a
Title 2-53a - Venous Pulsations
Creator Kathleen B. Digre, MD
Affiliation (KBD) Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Director of Neuro-Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
Subject Venous Pulsations
Description On the disc, look for spontaneous venous pulsations. Spontaneous venous pulsations can be seen in the large trunks of veins at the level of the disc margin. They are normally present and seen in 37-90% of normals -- depending on the experience of the examiner and the shape of the disc. The spontaneous venous pulsation is thought to occur because there is a common wall at the level of the lamina cribrosa, where arterial pulse is easily transmitted to the thinner walled venous vessel. Spontaneous venous pulsations occur usually when the pressure in the cranium is normal. Individuals tend to lose these pulsations if the pressure is elevated. However, caution must be used in interpreting this statement since in normal individuals, spontaneous venous pulsations may not be seen and occasionally, in pathologically increased intracranial pressure, SVP may still be present. Pair with 2-53b.
Date 1986
Language eng
Format image/jpeg
Type Image
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - The Moran Eye Center Neuro-Ophthalmology Collection: https://novel.utah.edu/Moran/
Publisher North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890
Rights Management Copyright 1986. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s66b01t0
Setname ehsl_novel_jmec
ID 180433
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s66b01t0
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