Etiological Profile Of Patients With Papilledema

ABSTRACT

Papilledema is a finding which harbors multiple etiologies. Hence a better understanding of this condition will assist in the early management and prevention of complication from papilledema itself as well as condition causing it. OBJECTIVE: Aim of This study was to ascertain the etiological proportion of papilledema cases in IPD setting. METHOD AND MATERIALS 100 patient with initially confirmed papilledema as per modified frisen papilledema scale were retrospectively studied at Gandhi Medical College and Hamidia Hospital from May 2014 to December 2014. Patients undervent a detailed clinical evaluation followed by laboratory investigations and neuroimaging studies. Patient having optic disc edema other than raised ICT and patient whith head injury were excluded. RESULTS: Present study showed female preponderance with FM 1.21. Incidence was common in age groups of 2nd and 4th decade. Meningitis was the most commom etiology associated with papilledema observed in 38%, followed by intracranial hemorrhage(23%), cereal venous thrombosis (20%),intracranial space occupying lesion (10%),idiopathic (9%).CONCLUSION: Meningitis was the commonest etiology associated with papilledema.