Optic Nerve Head Edema in a Healthy Man in His 20s

Optic Nerve Head Edema in a Healthy Man in His 20s

A previously healthy African American man in his 20s presents with a history of headaches in the back of the head that were more painful when lying down, black spots in his peripheral vision, progressive blurring of vision in both eyes, and blood pressure of 210/150 mm Hg. What would you do next?

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of ophthalmology (1960) 2019-04, Vol.137 (4), p.455-456
Hauptverfasser: de Carlo, Talisa E, Zahid, Sarwar, MacIntosh, Peter W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Blood pressure
Cerebrovascular Disorders - complications
Cranial Sinuses - pathology
Edema
Headache
Humans
Male
Ophthalmology
Optic nerve
Papilledema - etiology
Vision
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Zusammenfassung:A previously healthy African American man in his 20s presents with a history of headaches in the back of the head that were more painful when lying down, black spots in his peripheral vision, progressive blurring of vision in both eyes, and blood pressure of 210/150 mm Hg. What would you do next?
ISSN:2168-6165
2168-6173
DOI:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.5902