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* Even if the most frequent etiology of [[papilledema]] is [[idiopathic intracranial hypertension]], the clinician must check for the absence of any signs or symptoms related to hypertension secondary to a cerebral tumor or to cerebral venous thrombosis.
* Even if the most frequent etiology of [[papilledema]] is [[idiopathic intracranial hypertension]], the clinician must check for the absence of any signs or symptoms related to hypertension secondary to a [[cerebral tumor]] or to [[cerebral venous thrombosis]].


* combination of [[magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]] and [[magnetic resonance venography]] appears to be necessary each time the diagnosis of idiopathic hypertension is suggested.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rougier MB |title=[Diagnosing bilateral papilledema] |language=French |journal=J Fr Ophtalmol |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=424–9 |year=2010 |month=June |pmid=20493584 |doi=10.1016/j.jfo.2010.03.017 |url=}}</ref>
* combination of [[magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)]] and [[magnetic resonance venography]] appears to be necessary each time the diagnosis of idiopathic hypertension is suggested.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Rougier MB |title=[Diagnosing bilateral papilledema] |language=French |journal=J Fr Ophtalmol |volume=33 |issue=6 |pages=424–9 |year=2010 |month=June |pmid=20493584 |doi=10.1016/j.jfo.2010.03.017 |url=}}</ref>

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  1. Rougier MB (2010). "[Diagnosing bilateral papilledema]". J Fr Ophtalmol (in French). 33 (6): 424–9. doi:10.1016/j.jfo.2010.03.017. PMID 20493584. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)