SynthesisFluids and barriers of the CNS2019
B waves: a systematic review of terminology, characteristics, and analysis methods.
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- Continuous Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Children with 'Benign' External Hydrocephalus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- International e-Delphi survey to define best practice in the reporting of intracranial pressure monitoring recording data.Brain & spine · 2024Article
- The Development of Non-Invasive Optical Brain Pulse Monitoring: A Review.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Review
- Pressure Time Dose as a Representation of Intracranial Pressure Burden and Its Dependency on Intracranial Pressure Waveform Morphology at Different Time Intervals.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Intracranial pressure for clinicians: it is not just a number.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2023Review
- Feasibility of the optimal cerebral perfusion pressure value identification without a delay that is too long.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Transcranial optical monitoring for detecting intracranial pressure alterations in children with benign external hydrocephalus: a proof-of-concept study.Neurophotonics · 2022Article
- Spatial analysis of photoplethysmography in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- k-Shape clustering for extracting macro-patterns in intracranial pressure signals.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2022Article
- Physiological Mechanisms and Significance of Intracranial B Waves.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Vascular origins of low-frequency oscillations in the cerebrospinal fluid signal in resting-state fMRI: Interpretation using photoplethysmography.Human brain mapping · 2021Article
- Perioperative Dynamics of Intracranial B-waves of Blood Flow Velocity in the Basal Cerebral Arteries in Patients with Brain Arteriovenous Malformation.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2021Article
- Long-term monitoring of intracranial pressure in freely-moving rats; impact of different physiological states.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2020Article
- Measuring intracranial pressure by invasive, less invasive or non-invasive means: limitations and avenues for improvement.Fluids and barriers of the CNS · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough B waves were introduced as a concept in the analysis of intracranial pressure (ICP) recordings nearly 60 years ago, there is still a lack consensus on precise definitions, terminology, amplitude, frequency or origin. Several competing terms exist, addressing either their probable physiological origin or their physical characteristics. To better understand B wave characteristics and ease their detection, a literature review was carried out.
methodsA systematic review protocol including search strategy and eligibility criteria was prepared in advance. A literature search was carried out using PubMed/MEDLINE, with the following search terms: B waves + review filter, slow waves + review filter, ICP B waves, slow ICP waves, slow vasogenic waves, Lundberg B waves, MOCAIP.
resultsIn total, 19 different terms were found, B waves being the most common. These terminologies appear to be interchangeable and seem to be used indiscriminately, with some papers using more than five different terms. Definitions and etiologies are still unclear, which makes systematic and standardized detection difficult.
conclusionsTwo future lines of action are available for automating macro-pattern identification in ICP signals: achieving strict agreement on morphological characteristics of "traditional" B waveforms, or starting a new with a fresh computerized approach for recognition of new clinically relevant patterns.
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