20 year old woman with back pain, neck pain, and blurry vision OS

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Axial T1-weighted MRI image showing prominence of the optic disks no masses present in the orbit.
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Published: Sep 7, 1997
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idiopathic intracranial hypertension, pseudotumor cerebri

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Yichieh Shiuey, MD
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Abstract

The patient is a 20-year-old woman seen at the Massachusetts General Hospital for symptoms of back pain, neck pain, and blurry vision in the left eye for 10 days. The patient describes the blurry vision as being constant.

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Shiuey Y. 20 year old woman with back pain, neck pain, and blurry vision OS. Digit J Ophthalmol. 1997;3(3). Accessed April 30, 2026. https://djo.harvard.edu/index.php/djo/article/view/940
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Vol. 3 No. 3 (1997)
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Grand Rounds
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