Optic nerve sheath diameter measurement as a risk marker for significant intracranial hypertension

Biomarkers in Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 129-137

  Geeraerts, Thomas ^a,b   Dubost, Clément ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Antoine Béclère   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Intracranial pressure; Neurocritical care; Ocular sonography; Optic nerve sheath diameter; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOOCULOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE MONITORING; JOB EXPERIENCE; NERVE SHEATH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAFF TRAINING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 68049084528     PISSN: 17520363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/bmm.09.6     Document Type: Review

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