Acute bilateral optic disk edema with a macular star figure in a 12-year-old girl. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • A 12-year-old girl developed headaches and bilateral optic disk edema due to malignant hypertension. Optic disk edema in most of these cases is probably on the spectrum of ischemic optic neuropathy rather than increased intracranial pressure.

publication date

  • January 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Hypertension, Malignant
  • Macula Lutea
  • Papilledema
  • Retinal Diseases

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036152249

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0039-6257(01)00278-8

PubMed ID

  • 11801269

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 47

issue

  • 1