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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · J Neuroanaesth Crit Care 2017; 04(04): S13-S18
DOI: 10.4103/jnacc-jnacc-73.16
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Optic nerve sheath diameter: A novel way to monitor the brain

Seelora Sahu
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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Amlan Swain
1   Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India
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08 May 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Measurement and monitoring of intracranial pressure is pivotal in management of brain injured patients. As a rapid and easily done bed side measurement, ultrasonography of the optic nerve sheath diameter presents itself as a possible replacement of the conventional invasive methods of intracranial pressure management. In this review we go through the evolution of optic nerve sheath diameter measurement as a novel marker of predicting raised intracranial pressure, the modalities by which it can be measured as well as its correlation with the invasive methods of intracranial pressure monitoring.

Keywords

Intracranial pressure - optic nerve sheath diameter - ultrasonography
 

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