Correlation between optic nerve sheath diameter in cases of papilledema and the degree of intracranial tension by spinal tab in idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202308563611203

Enrollment

Registered

2023-08-04

Start date

2023-07-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Eye Diseases Nervous System Diseases

Interventions

Lumbar puncture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age from 14 years up to 65 year old. • Bilateral papilledema confirmed by ophthalmoscopy, fundus photo and fluorescein angiography. • Presence of signs of ICP including headache, nausea and vomiting

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Patients with history of glaucoma • Patients with history of orbital or previous ocular surgery • Patients with MRI or CT reveals space occupying lesions, chiari malformation or any other contraindication of LP. • History of bleeding tendency or coagulopathy. • Patients with optic neuropathy, primary optic atrophy, papillitis. • Patient refuse the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
optic nerve sheath diameter	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
intracranial tension	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactraghda Elgendy

Port said university

raghd_ophth@yahoo.com+0201007218377

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026