Trends and Clinical Characteristics of Pediatric Patients Presenting to an Ophthalmology Emergency Department with an Initial Diagnosis of Optic Nerve Head Elevation

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Table 1 Clinical Diagnoses in Pediatric Patients with Suspected Optic Nerve Head Elevation

	Male		Female		Overall
	N	%	N	%	N	%
PAPILLEDEMA	26	45.6	86	55.1	112	52.6
PSEUDOPAPILLEDEMA	18	31.6	49	31.4	67	31.5
OPTIC NERVE DRUSEN	8	14.0	9	5.8	17	8.0
OPTIC NEURITIS	4	7.0	11	7.1	15	7.0
OPTIC NEUROPATHY	1	1.8	1	0.6	2	0.9
TOTAL	57	100	156	100	213	100

Table 2 Most Common Neurologic Symptoms by Sex in Pediatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department Diagnosed with Suspected Optic Nerve Head Elevation

	Males		Females		Overall
	N	%	N	%	N	%
HEADACHE	17	29.8	89	57.1	106	49.8
VISUAL DISTURBANCES	24	42.1	62	39.7	86	40.4
PULSATILE TINNITUS	2	3.5	10	6.4	12	5.6
VOMITING	1	1.8	6	3.8	7	3.3
NAUSEA	0	0	6	3.8	6	2.8