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Correct Answer: Earliest sign is enlargement of blind spot
Description: Blurring of margins of optic disc is the earliest sign of papilledema. Papilledema B/L non inflammatory disc edema with increased ICT. |sed ICT - disturbance in axoplasmic flow. Dilation & touosity of vessels. Elevation of disc. Headache, morning stiffness, projectile vomiting. Enlargement of blind spot. Paton's line (circumferential folds of retinal nerve fiber layer ). Pseudotumor cerebri: Raised ICT a/w papilledema, seen in patients without any intracranial lesion. Atrophic papilledema occurs 6-9 months after initial attack (like features of optic atrophy). Papilledema Normal Optic disc
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