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Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation
OBJECTIVE: Optic nerve head elevation may be the only clinical sign of a vision- and/or life-threatening condition, particularly in children who are asymptomatic or fail to report symptoms. The purpose of this study is to identify epidemiologic trends, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic outcom...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9124466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35611179 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S366154 |
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author | Cavuoto, Kara M Markatia, Zahra Patel, Annika Osigian, Carla J |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Optic nerve head elevation may be the only clinical sign of a vision- and/or life-threatening condition, particularly in children who are asymptomatic or fail to report symptoms. The purpose of this study is to identify epidemiologic trends, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic outcomes of pediatric patients presenting to an ophthalmology emergency department (ED) with suspected optic nerve head elevation. METHODS: This retrospective study identified pediatric patients (≤18 years) presenting to an ophthalmology ED over a five- year period with suspected optic nerve head elevation to describe demographic trends, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic outcomes. RESULTS: Of the 213 patients, the majority were female (73.2%) and tended to be older than males (14.3 vs 11.2 years, p<0.001). The most common diagnoses were papilledema (52.6%), pseudopapilledema (31.5%), and optic nerve drusen (8.0%). When symptoms were present, most (73.7%) patients presented with headache (67.5%) or visual disturbance (54.8%). Of 144 neuroimaging studies obtained, 80 (55.6%) had positive findings and these were significantly associated with symptoms at presentation (p=0.017) and age (p=0.034), but not sex (p=0.791). Asymptomatic females and children >12 years old were more likely to have an abnormal MRI than males and children ≤ 12 (OR=1.56 and 1.22, respectively). CONCLUSION: Patient demographics such as age and sex in conjunction with concurrent symptoms are important factors in determining the urgency of neuroimaging in children with suspected optic nerve head elevation. |
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spelling | pubmed-91244662022-05-23 Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation Cavuoto, Kara M Markatia, Zahra Patel, Annika Osigian, Carla J Clin Ophthalmol Original Research OBJECTIVE: Optic nerve head elevation may be the only clinical sign of a vision- and/or life-threatening condition, particularly in children who are asymptomatic or fail to report symptoms. The purpose of this study is to identify epidemiologic trends, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic outcomes of pediatric patients presenting to an ophthalmology emergency department (ED) with suspected optic nerve head elevation. METHODS: This retrospective study identified pediatric patients (≤18 years) presenting to an ophthalmology ED over a five- year period with suspected optic nerve head elevation to describe demographic trends, clinical characteristics, and diagnostic outcomes. RESULTS: Of the 213 patients, the majority were female (73.2%) and tended to be older than males (14.3 vs 11.2 years, p<0.001). The most common diagnoses were papilledema (52.6%), pseudopapilledema (31.5%), and optic nerve drusen (8.0%). When symptoms were present, most (73.7%) patients presented with headache (67.5%) or visual disturbance (54.8%). Of 144 neuroimaging studies obtained, 80 (55.6%) had positive findings and these were significantly associated with symptoms at presentation (p=0.017) and age (p=0.034), but not sex (p=0.791). Asymptomatic females and children >12 years old were more likely to have an abnormal MRI than males and children ≤ 12 (OR=1.56 and 1.22, respectively). CONCLUSION: Patient demographics such as age and sex in conjunction with concurrent symptoms are important factors in determining the urgency of neuroimaging in children with suspected optic nerve head elevation. Dove 2022-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC9124466/ /pubmed/35611179 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S366154 Text en © 2022 Cavuoto et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Cavuoto, Kara M Markatia, Zahra Patel, Annika Osigian, Carla J Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation |
title | Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation |
title_full | Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation |
title_fullStr | Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation |
title_full_unstemmed | Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation |
title_short | Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation |
title_sort | trends and clinical characteristics of pediatric patients presenting to an ophthalmology emergency department with an initial diagnosis of optic nerve head elevation |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9124466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35611179 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S366154 |
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