S B Carter1, M Pistilli2, K G Livingston3, D R Gold3, N J Volpe4, K S Shindler3, G T Liu5, M A Tamhankar3. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. 2. Center for Preventive Ophthalmology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 3. Division of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 4. Department of Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. 5. Division of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of orbital ultrasonography in distinguishing papilledema from pseudopapilledema in adult patients. METHODS: The records of all adult patients referred to the neuro-ophthalmology service who underwent orbital ultrasonography for the evaluation of suspected papilledema were reviewed. The details of history, ophthalmologic examination, and results of ancillary testing including orbital ultrasonography, MRI, and lumbar puncture were recorded. Results of orbital ultrasonography were correlated with the final diagnosis of papilledema or pseudopapilledema on the basis of the clinical impression of the neuro-ophthalmologist. Ultrasound was considered positive when the optic nerve sheath diameter was ≥3.3 mm along with a positive 30° test. RESULTS: The sensitivity of orbital ultrasonography for detection of papilledema was 90% (CI: 80.2-99.3%) and the specificity in detecting pseudopapilledema was 79% (CI: 67.7-90.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Orbital ultrasonography is a rapid and noninvasive test that is highly sensitive, but less specific in differentiating papilledema from pseudopapilledema in adult patients, and can be useful in guiding further management of patients in whom the diagnosis is initially uncertain.
PURPOSE: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of orbital ultrasonography in distinguishing papilledema from pseudopapilledema in adult patients. METHODS: The records of all adult patients referred to the neuro-ophthalmology service who underwent orbital ultrasonography for the evaluation of suspected papilledema were reviewed. The details of history, ophthalmologic examination, and results of ancillary testing including orbital ultrasonography, MRI, and lumbar puncture were recorded. Results of orbital ultrasonography were correlated with the final diagnosis of papilledema or pseudopapilledema on the basis of the clinical impression of the neuro-ophthalmologist. Ultrasound was considered positive when the optic nerve sheath diameter was ≥3.3 mm along with a positive 30° test. RESULTS: The sensitivity of orbital ultrasonography for detection of papilledema was 90% (CI: 80.2-99.3%) and the specificity in detecting pseudopapilledema was 79% (CI: 67.7-90.7%). CONCLUSIONS: Orbital ultrasonography is a rapid and noninvasive test that is highly sensitive, but less specific in differentiating papilledema from pseudopapilledema in adult patients, and can be useful in guiding further management of patients in whom the diagnosis is initially uncertain.
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