Primitive is related to the word prime, and the root of both words is primus, which is Latin for first. Since the phrase primitive man refers to the world's first people, you might think that the word primate has something to do with the similarity between early humans and monkeys, but it doesn't.
Common symptoms reported by people with Optic Disc Drusen. Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, insomnia, fatigue, and pain) regardless of condition. Treatments taken by people with Optic Disc Drusen.
Nerve elevation due to disc drusen is usually apparent in childhood as a âfullâ optic nerve that simulates papilledema (figure 11A). As the person ages and this pseudopapilledema changes, the optic nerve takes on a scalloped appearance at the nasal disc margin (figure 11B).