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What's the difference between intracranial hyptertenstion and papilledema?
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See below: Intracranial hypertension can cause swelling of the optic nerves = papilledema. This can cause permanent loss of vision and thus one's intracranial pressure must be lowered to a normal level to prevent this.
Answered 10/21/2012
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