Abstract

Summary

To study ophthalmological symptoms in patients with intracranial hypertension.

Materials and Methods

A total of 105 patients with various stages of intracranial pressure development were analyzed. 
All patients underwent a full neuro-ophthalmological examination in the hospital.

Results

We revealed the presence of congestion in the vessels of the fundus in 79 (74,5%) patients. And in the rest 26 (25,5%), we revealed one or another pathology in the eyelids, as well as motor-pupillary disorders. Of the 79 patients examined, 26 (25,5%) had dilated retinal veins, indicating venous congestion. In the majority of patients – 51 (64,6%) – ophthalmoscopy revealed edematous changes in the optic disc, consistent with the initial stage of optic disc congestion.

Conclusion

In 74,5% of hypertensive syndrome, hemodynamics in the retinal veins is disrupted, which leads to congestion in the fundus. In the remaining 25,5% of cases, changes were found in the motor pupillary and sensory organs of the eyeball.

Keywords

Congestion of blood in the optic nerve intracranial hypertension dilated retinal veins.

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