Diseases

Papilledema

Swelling of the OPTIC DISK, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause OPTIC ATROPHY and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)

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Swelling of the OPTIC DISK, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause OPTIC ATROPHY and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)

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28 entry terms
  • Choked Disk
  • Edema of the Optic Disc
  • Edema of the Optic Disk
  • Optic Disc Edema
  • Optic Disk Edema
  • Optic Nerve Papillitis
  • Optic Papilla Edema
  • Papillitis
  • Papillitis, Optic
  • Choked Disks
  • Disk, Choked
  • Edema, Optic Disc
  • Edema, Optic Disk
  • Edema, Optic Papilla
  • Edemas, Optic Disc
  • Edemas, Optic Disk
  • Optic Papillitis
  • Papillitis, Optic Nerve
  • Decreased Intraocular Pressure-Associated Papilledema
  • Increased Intracranial Pressure-Associated Papilledema
  • Papilledema Associated with Decreased Intraocular Pressure
  • Papilledema Associated with Increased Intracranial Pressure
  • Retinal Edema
  • Decreased Intraocular Pressure Associated Papilledema
  • Edema, Retinal
  • Edemas, Retinal
  • Increased Intracranial Pressure Associated Papilledema
  • Retinal Edemas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Papilledema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010211. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010211
  2. Papilledema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilledema
  3. Papilledema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q953049