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Query: UNIPROT:P50583 (
asymmetrical
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
The case of a 59-year-old Caucasian man who presented with a 6-week history of intermittent blurring of vision and diplopia is reported. Fundoscopy revealed
asymmetrical
, bilateral optic disc swelling with peripapillary haemorrhages. An initial CT scan and D-dimer level were reported as normal. A subsequent MRI revealed a recanalising superior sagittal sinus thrombosis.
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
is a rare and potentially fatal condition. The author suggests that it should be part of the differential diagnosis of bilateral optic disc swelling and that a normal unenhanced CT scan and D-dimer would not rule out this potentially devastating condition.
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PMID:Bilateral optic disc swelling as a presenting sign of superior sagittal sinus thrombosis. 2298 7
