Papilloedema from Dural Venous Sinus Compression by Meningiomas

Alexander J.P.W. Hartmann, Michelle W. Latting, Michael S. Lee, Mark L. Moster, Amit M. Saindane, Nancy J. Newman, Valérie Biousse

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Abstract

Intracranial mass lesions may cause intracranial hypertension secondary to venous hypertension when they compress the dural venous sinuses (DVS) and may present with isolated papilloedema, mimicking idiopathic intracranial hypertension. We report a series of 16 patients with isolated papilloedema related to meningiomas compressing the DVS seen from 2012 to 2016 at three institutions. Correct diagnosis was delayed in 10/16 patients and treatment required a multidisciplinary approach, often with multiple sequential interventions, including combinations of acetazolamide, cerebrospinal fluid-shunt, optic nerve sheath fenestration, surgical resection of the meningioma, radiation therapy, and endovascular venous stenting. Two patients also received anticoagulation for venous thrombosis secondary to venous sinus compression.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)171-179
Number of pages9
JournalNeuro-Ophthalmology
Volume43
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 4 2019

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Keywords

  • Papilloedema
  • intracranial hypertension
  • meningiomas

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