Neurofilament light chain marks severity of papilledema in idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Theresia KnocheVerena GausPaula HaffnerAlexander Kowski

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2023)

CSF-NfL appears to correlate with the severity of papilledema in IIH and with CSF opening pressure and may therefore be a predictor of optic nerve damage in IIH patients.

Keyphrases

optic nerve
end stage renal disease
blood pressure
ejection fraction
cerebrospinal fluid
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
optical coherence tomography
peritoneal dialysis
oxidative stress
patient reported