Papilloedema Flashcards
1
Q
In papilloedema, what do you see on fundoscopy?
A
- Venous engorgement: usually the first sign
- Loss of venous pulsation: although many normal patients do not have normal pulsation
- Blurring of the optic disc margin
- Elevation of optic disc
- Loss of the optic cup
- Paton’s lines: concentric/radial retinal lines cascading from the optic disc
2
Q
What are some comon causes of papilloedema?
A
- Space-occupying lesion: neoplastic, vascular
- Malignant hypertension
- |diopathic intracranial hypertension
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypercapnia
3
Q
What are some rare causes of papilloedema?
A
- Hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcaemia
- Vitamin A toxicity
