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What is my neurologist looking for now he's ordered an ocular b scan ocular ultrasound? i have idiopathic intercranial hypertnesion

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Swollen nerve: Benign intracranial hypertension can cause swelling of the optic nerve head. This can be diagnosed by ultrasound, however, is usually diagnosed at a slit lamp as part of a dilated biomicroscopic examination by an ophthalmologist

Answered 10/6/2014

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