title: Unilateral swollen disc due to increased intracranial pressure.
abstract: Truly unilateral papilledema is rare and poses a diagnostic problem. The authors have prospectively looked for patients with truly unilateral papilledema and found 15 patients, 10 of whom had idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Neuroimaging did not indicate a reason for the lack of swelling in the other nerve. The visual deficits and outcomes were similar to those of patients with bilateral papilledema. Although monocular papilledema is uncommon, a lumbar puncture with opening pressure measurement should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Goldschleger Eye Institute, Sheba Medical Center, Tel- Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Huna-Baron
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Landau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kupersmith
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010211:Papilledema / Q000473:pathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed