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A CASE OF BILATERAL PAPILLEDEMA DUE TO GIANT OLFACTORY GROOVE MENINGIOMA

PRAMILA M MUTHUSAMY

Abstract


Olfactory groove meningiomas account for about 3 percent of all intracranial tumors.They arise from arachnoid cells near the olfactory groove and crista galli.They cause papilledema after reaching a considerable size.This patient presented with vision loss in one eye but retained vision in the other eye because of prompt referral and intervention.


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