Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report with optic nerve histopathology.
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Horgan, HC; McFadzean, RM; Lee, WR
Published in: J Neuroophthalmol
September 1999
We present the clinical and pathologic findings in an atypical case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. A 51-year-old man had headaches, visual deterioration, papilloedema, and deafness. Neuroimaging was normal, and cerebrospinal fluid pressure monitoring confirmed increased intracranial pressure. The patient was treated with a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Histopathology revealed grossly atrophic optic nerves with almost complete axonal loss. The prelaminar portion of the optic nerves was thickened by gliosis and hyalinized capillaries, which have not been described previously.
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J Neuroophthalmol
ISSN
1070-8022
Publication Date
September 1999
Volume
19
Issue
3
Start / End Page
182 / 185
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Optic Nerve Diseases
- Optic Nerve
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Humans
- Gliosis
- Capillaries
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Horgan, H. C., McFadzean, R. M., & Lee, W. R. (1999). Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report with optic nerve histopathology. J Neuroophthalmol, 19(3), 182–185.
Horgan, H. C., R. M. McFadzean, and W. R. Lee. “Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report with optic nerve histopathology.” J Neuroophthalmol 19, no. 3 (September 1999): 182–85.
Horgan HC, McFadzean RM, Lee WR. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report with optic nerve histopathology. J Neuroophthalmol. 1999 Sep;19(3):182–5.
Horgan, H. C., et al. “Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report with optic nerve histopathology.” J Neuroophthalmol, vol. 19, no. 3, Sept. 1999, pp. 182–85.
Horgan HC, McFadzean RM, Lee WR. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a case report with optic nerve histopathology. J Neuroophthalmol. 1999 Sep;19(3):182–185.
Published In
J Neuroophthalmol
ISSN
1070-8022
Publication Date
September 1999
Volume
19
Issue
3
Start / End Page
182 / 185
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
- Optic Nerve Diseases
- Optic Nerve
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Humans
- Gliosis
- Capillaries