Transorbital sonographic evaluation of optic nerve sheath diameter in normal Hong Kong Chinese adults

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 197-204

  Chan, Puisy Yau Ng ^a   Mok, Ka Leung ^a  

^a Tang Shiu Kin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Eye; Hospital emergency service; Intracranial pressure; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE SHEATH; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; OPTIC NERVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 56249132661     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790801500402     Document Type: Article

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