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Unilateral papilloedema
  1. Thashi Chang1,
  2. AT Alibhoy2
  1. 1 Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  2. 2 Nawaloka Hospitals PLC, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  1. Correspondence to Dr Thashi Chang; thashichang{at}gmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/practneurol-2017-001606

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    • Contributors TC and ATA conceptualised, researched and wrote the manuscript.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor of the journal. Neither the figure nor the text contains data that can identify the patient.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed. This paper was reviewed by Christian Lueck, Canberra, Australia.

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