The diagnostic value of optic disc evaluation in acute elevated intracranial pressure

Steffen, Heimo; Eifert, B; Aschoff, A; Kolling, G H; Völcker, H E

doi:10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30518-6

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English

The diagnostic value of optic disc evaluation in acute elevated intracranial pressure

ContributorsSteffen, Heimo; Eifert, B; Aschoff, A; Kolling, G H; Völcker, H E

Published inOphthalmology, vol. 103, no. 8, p. 1229-1232

Publication date1996

Abstract

Ophthalmologists often are asked to evaluate the optic disc for evidence of acute increased intracranial pressure (ICP). The authors studied the incidence of papilledema in a population of patients with a documented acute increase in ICP.

Keywords

Acute Disease
Adult
Brain Injuries/complications
Cerebral Hemorrhage/complications
Female
Fundus Oculi
Humans
Incidence
Intracranial Pressure
Male
Middle Aged
Optic Disk/pathology
Papilledema/diagnosis/etiology
Pseudotumor Cerebri/diagnosis/etiology

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Not a UNIGE publication

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Ophtalmologie expérimentale (925)

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STEFFEN, Heimo et al. The diagnostic value of optic disc evaluation in acute elevated intracranial pressure. In: Ophthalmology, 1996, vol. 103, n° 8, p. 1229–1232. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30518-6

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PID : unige:154915
DOI : 10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30518-6
PMID : 8764791

Journal ISSN0161-6420

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The diagnostic value of optic disc evaluation in acute elevated intracranial pressure

Ophthalmologists often are asked to evaluate the optic disc for evidence of acute increased intracranial pressure (ICP). The authors studied the incidence of papilledema in a population of patients with a documented acute increase in ICP.

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