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Migraines since march. mri's show flattening of optic disk/swelling of optic nerve. been on multiple meds(diamox, toprimate, etc)nothing helps. er?
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Optic nerve: Your symptoms and MRI findings warrant collaboration between a neurologist and ophthalmologist. Entities like optic neuritis and increased intracranial pressure,as in pseudotumor cerebri are possibilities.
Answered 11/6/2018
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