What Is Papilledema?
9. Treatment
While doctors can carry out a lumbar puncture to drain the extracerebral spinal fluid, or prescribe medications such as diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and beta blockers to reduce intracranial pressure; these treatments would only provide temporary relief. This is because, without addressing the cause of the increase in intracranial pressure, papilledema will keep recurring.
For this reason, treatment for papilledema includes finding its underlying cause and treating it. In other words, there is no treatment that is specific to papilledema, and each case must be dealt with individually. It is worth noting that some of the causative conditions for papilledema such as meningitis, and brain tumors, are life threatening and therefore require immediate attention.
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