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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2022

The use of OCT to detect signs of intracranial hypertension in patients with sagittal suture synostosis: Reference values and correlations.

Stephanie D C van de Beeten, Wishal D Ramdas, Sumin Yang, Sjoukje E Loudon, Bianca K den Ottelander, Dimitris Rizopoulos, Marie-Lise C van Veelen, Irene M J Mathijssen

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Methodological determinants and prevalence of elevated intracranial pressure in isolated single-suture craniosynostosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  2. Cranial nerves involvement in craniosynostosis: a systematic review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  3. Surgery for isolated sagittal synostosis: a neuro-developmental necessity or an isolated cosmetic challenge? Mini-survey and literature review.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stephanie D C van de BeetenDutch Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room EE-1591, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Wytemaweg 80, 2015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. s.vandebeeten@erasmusmc.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3816-6412
Wishal D RamdasDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sumin YangDutch Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room EE-1591, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Wytemaweg 80, 2015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Sjoukje E LoudonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Bianca K den OttelanderDutch Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room EE-1591, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Wytemaweg 80, 2015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Dimitris RizopoulosDepartment of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Marie-Lise C van VeelenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room SK-1204, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Irene M J MathijssenDutch Craniofacial Center, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room EE-1591, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Wytemaweg 80, 2015 CN, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Erasmus MC · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo obtain pediatric normative reference values and determine whether optical coherence tomography (OCT) corresponds better with clinical signs of intracranial hypertension (ICH) compared to the traditional screening method fundoscopy in a large cohort of one type of single suture craniosynostosis.

methodsControl subjects without optic nerve diseases and isolated sagittal synostosis patients aged 3-10 years who underwent fundoscopy and OCT were included in this prospective cohort study. Normative reference values were obtained through bootstrap analysis. Main outcome was the association between peripapillary total retinal thickness (TRT) and total retinal volume (TRV) and appearance on fundoscopy. Signs and symptoms suggestive of ICH, including skull growth arrest, fingerprinting, and headache, were scored.

resultsSixty-four healthy controls and 93 isolated sagittal synostosis patients were included. Normative cut-off values for mean TRT are < 256 μm and > 504 μm and for mean TRV < 0.21 mm

conclusionsThe established cut-off points can be applied to screen for ICH in pediatrics. The present study detected abnormalities with OCT more frequent than with fundoscopy, which were associated with skull growth arrest. Therefore, a combination of OCT, fundoscopy, and skull growth arrest can improve clinical decision-making in craniosynostosis.

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CraniosynostosesIntracranial HypertensionPapilledemaChildHumansProspective StudiesReference ValuesSuturesTomography, Optical CoherenceCraniosynostosisIntracranial pressureOptical coherence tomographyPapilledema

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PMID35972534
PMCPMC9522733
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