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should my son be re-checked for psuedopapiledima
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should my son be re-checked for psuedopapiledima
by ssellers, Nov 04, 2009 03:02PM
When my son was 3 years old, he had psuedopapildema (sp?). After observation for a year it cleared up. Is there a chance that it could come back? Should he be checked by a specialist again? He is now 18 years old.
Thanks,
Stephanie
Thanks,
Stephanie
Doctor's Answer
by Sandra M Brown, MD, Nov 04, 2009 03:46PM
, Nov 04, 2009 03:46PM
Pseudopapilledema means "looks like papilledema but it's not". Papilledema means that the internal appearance of the optic nerves that go from the eyes to the brain is abnormally "swollen" looking.
Pseudopapilledema is a stationary condition, meaning that it should not "clear up". Usually it is just due to the natural congenital appearance of the patient's optic nerves. If the internal appearance of the optic nerves CHANGED between examinations, then there was some real disease process occurring.
So, I don't think you have the full story from the original diagnosis.
Pseudopapilledema is a stationary condition, meaning that it should not "clear up". Usually it is just due to the natural congenital appearance of the patient's optic nerves. If the internal appearance of the optic nerves CHANGED between examinations, then there was some real disease process occurring.
So, I don't think you have the full story from the original diagnosis.
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