Optic Disk Drusen

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Optic disk bodies composed primarily of acid mucopolysaccharides that may produce pseudopapilledema (elevation of the optic disk without associated INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION) and visual field deficits. Drusen may also occur in the retina (see RETINAL DRUSEN). (Miller et al., Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 4th ed, p355)

Descriptor ID	D015594
MeSH Number(s)	C10.292.700.450 C11.640.513
Concept/Terms	Optic Disk Drusen Optic Disk Drusen Optic Disc Drusen Drusen, Optic Nerve Optic Nerve Drusen Drusen, Optic Disc Optic Disc Drusens Drusen, Optic Disk Optic Disk Drusens

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Diseases [C]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Cranial Nerve Diseases [C10.292]
Optic Nerve Diseases [C10.292.700]
Optic Disk Drusen [C10.292.700.450]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Optic Nerve Diseases [C11.640]
Optic Disk Drusen [C11.640.513]

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