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A multi-centre case series of patients with coexistent intracranial hypertension and malignant arterial hypertension.

Victoria SattarovaAlexis FlowersSidney M GospeJohn J ChenLeanne StunkelM Tariq BhattiMichael DattiloSachin KedarValerie BiousseCollin M McClellandMichael S Lee
Published in: Eye (London, England) (2023)
Papilloedema and malignant arterial hypertension can occur simultaneously with potentially greater risk for severe visual loss. Clinicians should consider a workup for papilloedema among patients with significantly elevated blood pressure and bilateral optic disc oedema.
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