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Neurology 1999;53:2204
© 1999 American Academy of Neurology
Brief Communications

Optic nerve edema as a consequence of respiratory disease

H. S. O’Halloran, FRCSI, J. R. Berger, MD, R. S. Baker, MD, W. B. Lee, MD, P. A. Pearson, MD and S. Ryan, MD

From the Department of Ophthalmology (Drs. O’Halloran, Baker, Lee, and Pearson), the Department of Neurology (Drs. Berger and Ryan), and the Department of Internal Medicine (Dr. Berger), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. H.S. O’Halloran, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536; e-mail: hohall{at}pop.uky.edu

The authors describe a patient with bilateral papilledema, visual field abnormalities, poorly reactive pupils, meningeal enhancement on cranial MRI, and diffuse brain parenchymal hypervascularity. The opening pressure at the time of lumbar puncture was normal, and results of other CSF studies were normal. All abnormalities resolved with home oxygen therapy.

Key words: Papilledema—Respiratory disease—Hypercapnia—Hypoxia.






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