Optic disc drusen mimicking Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH): rely on ultrasound

Optic nerve ultrasound is an established routine supplementary diagnostic tool for idiopathic intracranial pressure but it can also be helpful in avoiding misdiagnoses. We describe a case of an obese 15- year-old girl with persistent headaches, fundoscopic findings suggesting papilledema, normal bra...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bakola, Eleni, Alonistiotis, Dimitrios, Arvaniti, Chryssa, Salakou, Stavroula, Nana, Niki, Foska, Aikaterini, Kotsali-Peteinelli, Vasiliki, Voumvourakis, Konstantinos, Tsivgoulis, Georgios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8201862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34120652
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42466-021-00133-0
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Sumario:Optic nerve ultrasound is an established routine supplementary diagnostic tool for idiopathic intracranial pressure but it can also be helpful in avoiding misdiagnoses. We describe a case of an obese 15- year-old girl with persistent headaches, fundoscopic findings suggesting papilledema, normal brain imaging who underwent two lumbar punctures with unremarkable cerebrospinal fluid findings before ultrasound revealed optic disc drusen as the cause of the optic disc elevation.

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