[Bilateral papilledema secondary to intracranial hypertension in an adolescent girl]. / Œdème papillaire bilatéral secondaire à une hypertension intracrânienne chez une adolescente.

ABSTRACT

Papilledema is a fluid and/or axonal swelling of the optic nerve head due to a blockage of axoplasmic flow at the level of the cribriform plate. We report the case of a 17-year old adolescent girl with bilateral papilledema secondary to idiopathic intracranial hypertension.