The Inscrutability of Reference

This is the first description of development of optic drusen in related children with pseudopapilloedema.4,5 We found that reassuring symptomatology, the absence of optic nerve-sheath swelling on B-scans and a positive family history of pseudopapilloedema to be very helpful in excluding serious intracranial pathology, as well as reducing the need for lumbar punctures and CT scans