Ultrasonography of the optic nerve in neurocritically ill patients
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- 4 April 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 55 (6), 644-652
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-6576.2011.02432.x
Abstract
The rapid diagnosis of intracranial hypertension is urgently needed for therapeutic reasons in various clinical settings. This can rarely be achieved without invasive procedures such as intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring or neuroimaging. The optic nerve is surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and dura mater, which forms the optic nerve sheath (ONS). Because of the connection with the intracranial subarachnoid space, ONS diameter (ONSD) is influenced by CSF pressure variations. Bedside ultrasonographic measurement of ONSD has been proposed as a non-invasive and reliable means to detect raised ICP in neurocritically ill patients. In several studies, it proves to have a good correlation with the direct measurement of ICP and a low interobserver variability. However, no general consensus exists over the upper normal ONSD limit. We performed a review of the literature on the use of the ultrasonography of the optic nerve in the evaluation of patients with suspected intracranial hypertension. The aim of this review is to describe the technique and to assess the validity of this diagnostic method.Keywords
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