The pulsatility curve-the relationship between mean intracranial pressure and pulsation amplitude

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1517-1528

  Qvarlander, Sara ^a   Malm, Jan ^a   Eklund, Anders ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Amplitudes; Arterial pulsations; Cerebrospinal fluid pressure; Infusion test; Intracranial pressure; Normal pressure hydrocephalus; Pulse pressure

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID;

AMPLITUDE; ARTERIAL PULSATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURES; INFUSION TEST; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MEAN PRESSURES; NORMAL PRESSURE HYDROCEPHALUS; PRESSURE AMPLITUDES; PULSATION AMPLITUDE; PULSE PRESSURE;

SURGERY;

EID: 78149307697     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/31/11/008     Document Type: Article

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