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ReviewSurgical neurology international2017

Noninvasive monitoring intracranial pressure - A review of available modalities.

Marium Naveed Khan, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Ulusyar Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim

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Review in Surgical neurology international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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  14. Variability of the optic nerve sheath diameter on brain computed tomography in Turkish children based on sex and age.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Marium Naveed KhanAga Khan University, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Hussain ShallwaniEndovascular Research Fellow, University of Buffalo Neurosurgery, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Muhammad Ulusyar KhanDivision of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Muhammad Shahzad ShamimDivision of Neurosurgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is important in many neurosurgical and neurological patients. The gold standard for monitoring ICP, however, is via an invasive procedure resulting in the placement of an intraventricular catheter, which is associated with many risks. Several noninvasive ICP monitoring techniques have been examined with the hope to replace the invasive techniques. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of all modalities that have been used for noninvasive ICP monitoring to date.

methodsA thorough literature search was conducted on PubMed, selected articles were reviewed in completion, and pertinent data was included in the review.

resultsA total of 94 publications were reviewed, and we found that over the past few decades clinicians have attempted to use a number of modalities to monitor ICP noninvasively.

conclusionAlthough the intraventricular catheter remains the gold standard for monitoring ICP, several noninvasive modalities that can be used in settings when invasive monitoring is not possible are also available. In our opinion, measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter and pupillometry are the two modalities which may prove to be valid options for centers not performing invasive ICP monitoring.

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Intracranial pressureintracranial pressure monitoringnoninvasive

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PMID28480113
PMCPMC5402331

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