"Papilledema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Swelling of the OPTIC DISK, usually in association with increased intracranial pressure, characterized by hyperemia, blurring of the disk margins, microhemorrhages, blind spot enlargement, and engorgement of retinal veins. Chronic papilledema may cause OPTIC ATROPHY and visual loss. (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p175)
| Descriptor ID |
D010211
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.292.700.900 C11.640.710
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| Concept/Terms |
Papilledema- Papilledema
- Papilledemas
- Optic Disk Edema
- Edema, Optic Disk
- Edemas, Optic Disk
- Optic Disk Edemas
- Papillitis, Optic
- Optic Papillitis
- Optic Papilla Edema
- Edema, Optic Papilla
- Edemas, Optic Papilla
- Optic Papilla Edemas
- Papillitis
- Papillitides
- Choked Disk
- Choked Disks
- Disk, Choked
- Disks, Choked
- Optic Nerve Papillitis
- Nerve Papillitides, Optic
- Nerve Papillitis, Optic
- Optic Nerve Papillitides
- Papillitides, Optic Nerve
- Papillitis, Optic Nerve
Retinal Edema- Retinal Edema
- Edema, Retinal
- Edemas, Retinal
- Retinal Edemas
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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