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da Mota MF, de Amorim MM, Correia MDT, Katz L. The optic nerve sheath in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: a cohort study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2024; 24:654. [PMID: 39375707 PMCID: PMC11459936 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06858-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 09/24/2024] [Indexed: 10/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is implicated in 14% of maternal deaths worldwide, mostly due to complications such as intracranial hemorrhage and cerebral edema. Cerebral edema increases intracranial pressure, which can be predicted by ultrasonographic measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD). Greater diameters have been reported in women with preeclampsia and eclampsia; however, data are lacking on the possible association with maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether there is an association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the ONSD, and between this measurement and maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes. METHODS This was a cohort study involving 183 women in the third trimester of pregnancy or within 24 h following childbirth, distributed as follows: control group (n = 30), gestational hypertension (n = 14), chronic hypertension (n = 12), preeclampsia without severe features (n = 12), preeclampsia with severe features (n = 62), superimposed preeclampsia (n = 23) and eclampsia (n = 30). The participants underwent ocular ultrasonography, and data on maternal and neonatal outcomes were collected from the medical records. To compare the groups, analysis of variance was used for the normally distributed numerical variables and the Kruskal-Wallis test was used for variables with non-normal distribution. Two-tailed p-values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS Overall comparison between the seven groups showed no statistically significant difference in the mean ONSD (p = 0.056). Nevertheless, diameters were significantly greater in the eclampsia group compared to the control group (p = 0.003). Greater diameters were associated with maternal admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) (p < 0.01) and maternal near miss (p = 0.01). There was no association between ONSD and admission to the neonatal ICU (p = 0.1), neonatal near miss (p = 0.34) or neonatal death (p = 0.26). CONCLUSIONS No association was found between ONSD and the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in the overall analysis; however, ONSD was greater in women with eclampsia compared to controls. Greater diameters were associated with maternal admission to the ICU and maternal near miss. These findings suggest a potential use for bedside ultrasound as an additional tool for stratifying risk in patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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- Marina Félix da Mota
- Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Reproductive Health From the World Health Organization (WHO), Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- University of São Paulo (USP), Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
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- Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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Bhide M, Juneja D, Singh O, Mohanty S. Optic nerve sheath diameters in nontraumatic brain injury: A scoping review and role in the intensive care unit. World J Crit Care Med 2024; 13:97205. [PMID: 39253313 PMCID: PMC11372515 DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i3.97205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2024] [Revised: 07/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/30/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Neuromonitoring in medical intensive care units is challenging as most patients are unfit for invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) modalities or unstable to transport for imaging. Ultrasonography-based optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is an attractive option as it is reliable, repeatable and easily performed at the bedside. It has been sufficiently validated in traumatic brain injury (TBI) to be incorporated into the guidelines. However, currently the data for non-TBI patients is inconsistent for a scientific recommendation to be made. AIM To compile the existing evidence for understanding the scope of ONSD in measuring ICP in adult non-traumatic neuro-critical patients. METHODS PubMed, Google Scholar and research citation analysis databases were searched for studies in adult patients with non-traumatic causes of raised ICP. Studies from 2010 to 2024 in English languages were included. RESULTS We found 37 articles relevant to our search. The cutoff for ONSD in predicting ICP varied from 4.1 to 6.3 mm. Most of the articles used cerebrospinal fluid opening pressure followed by raised ICP on computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging as the comparator parameter. ONSD was also found to be a reliable outcome measure in cases of acute ischaemic stroke, intracerebral bleeding and intracranial infection. However, ONSD is of doubtful utility in septic metabolic encephalopathy, dysnatremias and aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. CONCLUSION ONSD is a useful tool for the diagnosis of raised ICP in non-traumatic neuro-critically ill patients and may also have a role in the prognostication of a subset of patients.
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- Madhura Bhide
- Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneshwar 751024, Odisha, India
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- Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi 110017, India
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- Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi 110017, India
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- Institute of Critical Care Medicine, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneshwar 751024, Odisha, India
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Kula AY, Polat YB, Atasoy B, Yiğit M, Kırık F, Pasin Ö, Alkan A. Non-invasive estimation of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: magnetic resonance imaging analysis of optic nerve and eyeball. Acta Neurol Belg 2024:10.1007/s13760-024-02620-y. [PMID: 39147997 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-024-02620-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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PURPOSE Invasive methods such as lumbar puncture and intraventricular catheters are commonly used to measure intracranial pressure (ICP). This study aims to develop quantitative and non-invasive techniques to measure ICP in patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. METHODS MRI data obtained from 50 patients with IIH and 30 age- and sex- matched controls were analyzed and optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), eyeball transverse diameter (ETD) and optic nerve diameter (OND) were measured. ONSD, ONSD/ETD and OND/ONSD indexes were calculated according to different ONSD measurement distances. Correlations of MRI findings with ICP were calculated. Sensitivity and specificity of all methods were analyzed. RESULTS ONSD and ONSD/ETD index at 3 mm and 10 mm behind the eyeball were significantly higher (p < 0.001) and OND/ONSD index at 3 mm behind the eyeball was significantly lower (p < 0.001) in the IIH group. The ONSD/ETD index at 3 mm had the highest area under the curve (AUC) value (0.898) with a cut-off of 0.27 mm (82% sensitivity and 91.67% specificity) for predicting high cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure, followed by ONSD measurements at 3 mm (AUC = 0.886) with a cut-off of 6.17 mm (83% sensitivity and 86.67% specificity). The OND/ONSD index at 3 mm posterior to the eyeball decreased significantly as ICP increased, and the strength of the relationship was moderate (p < 0.001; r = -0.358). CONCLUSIONS ONSD and ONSD/ETD index measured on MRI sequences are potentially useful in detecting elevated ICP. The OND/ONSD index correlates with CSF pressure and these techniques may be helpful in diagnosing IIH.
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- Aslı Yaman Kula
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, İskenderpaşa Mahallesi, Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Istanbul, 34093, Fatih, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Foundation University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Berhanu D, Carneiro I, Antunes AP, Abegão Pinto L, Fragata I, Tavares Ferreira J, Lucas Neto L. Dimensions of Arachnoid Bulk Ratio: A Superior Optic Nerve Sheath Index for Intracranial Pressure. Radiology 2024; 312:e240114. [PMID: 38980182 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.240114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Background Discrepancies in the literature regarding optimal optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) cutoffs for intracranial pressure (ICP) necessitate alternative neuroimaging parameters to improve clinical management. Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the dimensions of the perineural subarachnoid space to the optic nerve sheath ratio, measured using US, in predicting increased ICP. Materials and Methods In a prospective cohort study from April 2022 to December 2023, patients with suspected increased ICP underwent optic nerve US to determine the dimensions of arachnoid bulk (DAB) ratio and ONSD before invasive ICP measurement. Correlation between the parameters and ICP, as well as diagnostic accuracy, was assessed using area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) analysis. Results A total of 30 participants were included (mean age, 39 years ± 14 [SD]; 24 female). The DAB ratio and ONSD were significantly larger in participants with increased ICP (38% [0.16 of 0.42] and 14% [0.82 of 6.04 mm], respectively; P < .001). The DAB ratio showed a stronger correlation with ICP than ONSD (rs = 0.87 [P < .001] vs rs = 0.61 [P < .001]). The DAB ratio and ONSD optimal cutoffs for increased ICP were 0.5 and 6.5 mm, respectively, and the ratio had higher sensitivity (100% vs 92%) and specificity (94% vs 83%) compared with ONSD. Moreover, the DAB ratio better predicted increased ICP than ONSD, with a higher AUC (0.98 [95% CI: 0.95, 1.00] vs 0.86 [95% CI: 0.71, 0.95], P = .047). Conclusion An imaging ratio was proposed to predict ICP based on the relative anatomy of the cerebrospinal fluid space, demonstrating more accurate diagnosis of increased ICP and a strong correlation with ICP values, suggesting its potential utility as a neuroimaging marker in clinical settings. © RSNA, 2024 Supplemental material is available for this article. See also the editorial by Shepherd in this issue.
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- David Berhanu
- From the Lisbon School of Medicine-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., A.P.A., L.A.P., J.T.F., L.L.N.); Department of Neurological Imaging, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.C., L.L.N.); Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.F.); Department of Neurology, Unidade de Neurociências, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Centro de Estudos Egaz Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (L.A.P., J.T.F.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.); and NOVA Medical School-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.)
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- From the Lisbon School of Medicine-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., A.P.A., L.A.P., J.T.F., L.L.N.); Department of Neurological Imaging, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.C., L.L.N.); Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.F.); Department of Neurology, Unidade de Neurociências, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Centro de Estudos Egaz Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (L.A.P., J.T.F.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.); and NOVA Medical School-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.)
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- From the Lisbon School of Medicine-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., A.P.A., L.A.P., J.T.F., L.L.N.); Department of Neurological Imaging, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.C., L.L.N.); Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.F.); Department of Neurology, Unidade de Neurociências, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Centro de Estudos Egaz Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (L.A.P., J.T.F.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.); and NOVA Medical School-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.)
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- From the Lisbon School of Medicine-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., A.P.A., L.A.P., J.T.F., L.L.N.); Department of Neurological Imaging, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.C., L.L.N.); Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.F.); Department of Neurology, Unidade de Neurociências, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Centro de Estudos Egaz Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (L.A.P., J.T.F.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.); and NOVA Medical School-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.)
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- From the Lisbon School of Medicine-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., A.P.A., L.A.P., J.T.F., L.L.N.); Department of Neurological Imaging, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.C., L.L.N.); Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.F.); Department of Neurology, Unidade de Neurociências, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Centro de Estudos Egaz Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (L.A.P., J.T.F.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.); and NOVA Medical School-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.)
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- From the Lisbon School of Medicine-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., A.P.A., L.A.P., J.T.F., L.L.N.); Department of Neurological Imaging, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.C., L.L.N.); Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.F.); Department of Neurology, Unidade de Neurociências, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Centro de Estudos Egaz Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (L.A.P., J.T.F.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.); and NOVA Medical School-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.)
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- From the Lisbon School of Medicine-Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., A.P.A., L.A.P., J.T.F., L.L.N.); Department of Neurological Imaging, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Avenida Professor Egas Moniz, 1649-035 Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.C., L.L.N.); Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal (D.B., I.F.); Department of Neurology, Unidade de Neurociências, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Centro de Estudos Egaz Moniz, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal (A.P.A.); Department of Ophthalmology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal (L.A.P., J.T.F.); Department of Neuroradiology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.); and NOVA Medical School-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Lisbon, Portugal (I.F.)
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Tian J, Wu GB, Liu XB, Wang ZY, Guo JY. The Effect of Different Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurements Using Ultrasound to Assess Intracranial Pressure in Patients With Acute Brain Injury. J Neuroophthalmol 2024; 44:201-205. [PMID: 37440369 DOI: 10.1097/wno.0000000000001942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is a promising, noninvasive invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) measurement method. This study aims to analyze the differences in ONSD between the left and right eyeballs and the differences in ultrasonic measurement between the transverse and sagittal planes. METHODS Data from a total of 50 eligible patients with various types of brain injury who were admitted to our hospital from May 2019 to June 2021 were analyzed. An ONSD assessment was then performed using Philips B-mode ultrasound, measuring ONSD 3 mm posterior to the eyeballs. The left and right ONSDs in the transverse and sagittal planes were measured. Intraparenchymal fiber optic sensors and catheters were inserted into the ventricles and connected to an external pressure transducer to measure ICP. RESULTS A total of 164 sonographic measurements of ONSD were performed in 50 patients with brain injury in a prospective observational study. Statistically significant differences were found in ONSD between the transverse and sagittal planes. The difference in the left ONSD between the transverse and sagittal planes was 0.007 ± 0.030 cm ( P = 0.003). The Spearman rank correlation test showed that the correlation coefficient between ICP and left/right ONSD in the transverse/sagittal planes was 0.495 vs 0.546 and 0.559 vs 0.605, respectively. The results showed that the areas under the curve of ONSD in the transverse and sagittal planes were 0.843 and 0.805, respectively. Medcalc software was used to compare the areas under the receiver operator characteristic curve, and the results showed that ONSD in the sagittal plane is generally better than in the transverse plane ( P = 0.0145). CONCLUSIONS This study found that ONSD in the sagittal plane is superior to the transverse plane regarding the comprehensive efficacy of ICP, and unilateral measurement is sufficient.
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- Jun Tian
- Department of Neurosurgery (JT), Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China; Department of Neurosurgery (G-BW), The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China; and Departments of Neurosurgery (X-BL) and Critical Care Medicine (Z-YW, J-YG), The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Kishore KV, Patwardhan A, Aravinda HR, Mustare V, Ramakrishnan S. Characterization of Ocular Sonography Findings and their Relationship to Clinical Features from a South Indian Cohort of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Ann Indian Acad Neurol 2024; 27:146-151. [PMID: 38751906 PMCID: PMC11093174 DOI: 10.4103/aian.aian_1057_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024] Open
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Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) typically manifests with headache, accompanied by papilledema and visual loss, and has a higher prevalence in females. In recent years, ocular sonography, particularly, measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), is being investigated for diagnosis of IIH. Methods A total of 35 patients over the age of 18 years, fulfilling the modified Dandy's criteria for diagnosis of IIH were included. Patients underwent assessment with magnetic resonance imaging, lumbar puncture, and ocular sonography to measure ONSD and ocular arterial indices. Results The mean ONSD values (in centimeters) in the right eye of patients with IIH was 0.57 ± 0.13, while it was 0.48 ± 0.03 in controls. In the left eye, the mean ONSD value (cm) was 0.59 ± 0.13 in patients with IIH and 0.48 ± 0.03 in controls. ONSD was significantly higher in cases compared to controls (P < 0.001, Welch test). Pulsatility index of the central retinal artery was significantly higher in cases compared to controls (P < 0.001, Welch test). Resistance index of the ophthalmic artery was statistically significant (P < 0.005, Welch test). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed a cutoff value of 5.1 mm on the right side and 5 mm on the left side had a sensitivity and specificity of more than 80% for IIH diagnosis. Conclusion Our study provides insights into the utility of optic nerve sheath measurements and arterial indices in the diagnosis of IIH in a South Indian cohort. Further research is needed to fully understand the longitudinal relationship of these parameters and treatment outcomes in IIH.
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- KV Kishore
- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neuroradiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Xie Y, Fu Y, Shao Y, Qu L, Yang J, Yang C, Zhou K, Li K, Xu Z, Xu D, Cao K, Tian N, Lv K, Wang L, Wang Y, Wang N, Li Y. Quantitative ultrasound image assessment of the optic nerve subarachnoid space during 90-day head-down tilt bed rest. NPJ Microgravity 2024; 10:9. [PMID: 38233425 PMCID: PMC10794463 DOI: 10.1038/s41526-024-00347-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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The elevation in the optic nerve sheath (ONS) pressure (ONSP) due to microgravity-induced headward fluid shift is the primary hypothesized contributor to SANS. This longitudinal study aims to quantify the axial plane of the optic nerve subarachnoid space area (ONSSA), which is filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and expands with elevated ONSP during and after head-down tilt (HDT) bed rest (BR). 36 healthy male volunteers (72 eyes) underwent a 90-day strict 6° HDT BR. Without obtaining the pre-HDT data, measurements were performed on days 30, 60, and 90 during HDT and at 6 recovery time points extended to 180-days (R + 180) in a supine position. Portable B-scan ultrasound was performed using the 12 MHz linear array probe binocularly. The measurements of the ONS and the calculation of the ONSSA were performed with ImageJ 1.51 analysis software by two experienced observers in a masked manner. Compared to R + 180, the ONSSA on HDT30, HDT60, and HDT90 exhibited a consistently significant distention of 0.44 mm2 (95% CI: 0.13 to 0.76 mm2, P = 0.001), 0.45 mm2 (95% CI: 0.15 to 0.75 mm2, P = 0.001), and 0.46 mm2 (95% CI: 0.15 to 0.76 mm2, P < 0.001), respectively, and recovered immediately after HDT on R + 2. Such small changes in the ONSSA were below the lateral resolution limit of ultrasound (0.4 mm) and may not be clinically relevant, possibly due to ONS hysteresis causing persistent ONS distension. Future research can explore advanced quantitative portable ultrasound-based techniques and establish comparisons containing the pre-HDT measurements to deepen our understanding of SANS.
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- Yuan Xie
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100005, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Xi'an No.1 Hospital; Shanxi Institute of Ophthalmology; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology; Clinical Research Center for Ophthalmology Diseases of Shanxi Province; the First Affiliated Hospital of Northwestern University, Xi'an, 710002, Shanxi Province, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Xi'an No.1 Hospital; Shanxi Institute of Ophthalmology; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology; Clinical Research Center for Ophthalmology Diseases of Shanxi Province; the First Affiliated Hospital of Northwestern University, Xi'an, 710002, Shanxi Province, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100005, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China.
- Beijing Institute of Ophthalmology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100005, China.
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- China Astronaut Research and Training Center, State Key Lab of Space Medicine Fundamentals and Application, No. 26 Beiqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100094, China.
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Bakola E, Palaiodimou L, Eleftheriou A, Foska K, Pikouli A, Stefanatou M, Chondrogianni M, Velonakis G, Andreadou E, Papadopoulou M, Karapanayiotides T, Krogias C, Arvaniti C, Tsivgoulis G. Transorbital sonography in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Single-center study, systematic review and meta-analysis. J Neuroimaging 2024; 34:108-119. [PMID: 37822030 DOI: 10.1111/jon.13160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Transorbital sonography (TOS) provides a noninvasive tool to detect intracranial pressure by assessing optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and optic disc elevation (ODE). The utility of TOS in the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) has been increasingly recognized. METHODS A single-center case-control study sought to compare TOS-acquired ONSD and ODE among IIH-cases versus patients with other neurological diseases (controls). Furthermore, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to present pooled mean differences and diagnostic measures of ONSD and ODE between IIH-cases and controls. RESULTS In the single-center study, consisting of 31 IIH-cases and 34 sex- and age-matched controls, ONSD values were higher among IIH-cases than controls (p<.001), while ODE was more prevalent in cases (65% vs. 15%; p<.001). The receiver-operating characteristic (ROC)-curve analysis revealed that the optimal cutoff value of ONSD for predicting IIH was 5.15 mm, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.914 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.861-0.967) and sensitivity and specificity values of 85% and 90%, respectively. In a meta-analysis of 14 included studies with 415 IIH-cases, ONSD and ODE values were higher in IIH-cases than controls (mean difference in ONSD 1.20 mm; 95% CI: 0.96-1.44 mm and in ODE 0.3 mm; 95% CI: 0.33-0.67 mm). With regard to ONSD, pooled sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio were calculated at 85.5% (95% CI: 77.9-90.8%), 90.7% (95% CI: 84.6-94.5%), and 57.394 (95% CI: 24.597-133.924), respectively. The AUC in summary ROC-curve analysis was 0.878 (95% CI: 0.858-0.899) with an optimal cutoff point of 5.0 mm. CONCLUSIONS TOS has a high diagnostic utility for the noninvasive diagnosis of IIH and may deserve wider implementation in everyday clinical practice.
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- Eleni Bakola
- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Third Department of Surgery, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Radiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Department of Physiotherapy, Laboratory of Neuromuscular and Cardiovascular Study of Motion, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Neurology, St. Josef-Hospital, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany
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- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" University Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Janitschke D, Stögbauer J, Lattanzi S, Brigo F, Lochner P. B-mode transorbital ultrasonography for the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Neurol Sci 2023; 44:4313-4322. [PMID: 37599314 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-07016-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the role of B-mode transorbital ultrasonography (TOS) for the diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in adults. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (1966-May 2022) were searched to identify studies reporting ultrasonographic data about the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and optic disc elevation (ODE) in adults with IIH compared to subjects without IIH. The quality of the included studies was evaluated by the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality. RESULTS Fifteen studies were included (total of 439 patients). The values of ODE ranged from 0.6 to 1.3 mm in patients with IIH. The values of ONSD ranged from 4.7 to 6.8 mm in IIH patients and from 3.9 to 5.7 mm in controls. In IIH patients, the ONSD was significantly higher compared to controls (standardized mean difference: 2.5 mm, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.6-3.4 mm). Nine studies provided data about the presence of papilledema and the pooled prevalence was 95% (95% CI, 92-97%). CONCLUSIONS In adults, the thickness of ONSD and the entity of ODE were significantly associated with IIH. B-mode TOS enables to noninvasively detect increased ICP and should be performed, potentially routinely, in any patient with suspected IIH.
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- Daniel Janitschke
- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Neurological Clinic, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital of Merano (SABES-ASDAA), Merano, Italy
- Innovation, Research and Teaching Service (SABES-ASDAA), Bolzano-Bozen, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421, Homburg, Germany.
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Berhanu D, Ferreira JC, Abegão Pinto L, Aguiar de Sousa D, Lucas Neto L, Tavares Ferreira J. The role of optic nerve sheath ultrasonography in increased intracranial pressure: A systematic review and meta analysis. J Neurol Sci 2023; 454:120853. [PMID: 37925899 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2023.120853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To review the optimal diagnostic cut-off of ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in the diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure (IICP). METHODS A systematic search was conducted of available studies assessing the use of ONSD ultrasonography in patients with suspected IICP. Meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonographic ONSD was performed using a bivariate model of random effects to summarize pooled sensitivity and specificity. A summary receiver operating characteristics (SROC) curve was plotted. Accuracy measures associated with ONSD cut-off and predefined covariates were investigated with meta-regression. RESULTS We included 38 studies, comprising a total of 2824 patients. A total of 21 studies used invasive techniques as a reference standard estimation of IICP and meta-analysis revealed a pooled sensitivity of 0.90 (95% CI 0.85-0.93) and specificity of 0.87 (95% CI 0.80-0.91). Optimal ONSD cut-off values ranged between 4.1 mm and 7.2 mm. Meta-regression analysis showed that ONSD cut-off values of 5.6 to 6.3 mm were associated with higher pooled specificity compared to cut-off values of 4.9 to 5.5 mm (0.93, 95% CI 0.85-0.97 vs. 0.78, 95% CI 0.65-0.87; p = 0.036). CONCLUSIONS Ultrasonography of ONSD shows a high diagnostic accuracy for IICP, with high pooled sensitivity and specificity. Additionally, larger cut-off values seem to significantly increase specificity without compromising sensitivity, which support their use as optimal ONSD cut-off. The overall high sensitivity of ultrasonographic ONSD suggests its usefulness as a screening tool for IIC, which may provide an estimate of when invasive methods are warranted. CLINICAL RELEVANCE ONSD ultrasonography is a fast and cost-effective method with a high diagnostic accuracy to detect IICP. The optimum ONSD cut-off hasn't been established before, but we suggest the 5.6 to 6.3 mm range as the best for the diagnosis of IICP.
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- David Berhanu
- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Serviço de Imagiologia Neurológica, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal.
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Serviço de Oftalmologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Unidade Cerebrovascular, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Serviço de Imagiologia Neurológica, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal; Serviço de Oftalmologia, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal
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Wu J, Duan C, Yang Y, Wang Z, Tan C, Han C, Hou X. Insights into the liver-eyes connections, from epidemiological, mechanical studies to clinical translation. J Transl Med 2023; 21:712. [PMID: 37817192 PMCID: PMC10566185 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04543-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023] Open
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Maintenance of internal homeostasis is a sophisticated process, during which almost all organs get involved. Liver plays a central role in metabolism and involves in endocrine, immunity, detoxification and storage, and therefore it communicates with distant organs through such mechanisms to regulate pathophysiological processes. Dysfunctional liver is often accompanied by pathological phenotypes of distant organs, including the eyes. Many reviews have focused on crosstalk between the liver and gut, the liver and brain, the liver and heart, the liver and kidney, but with no attention paid to the liver and eyes. In this review, we summarized intimate connections between the liver and the eyes from three aspects. Epidemiologically, we suggest liver-related, potential, protective and risk factors for typical eye disease as well as eye indicators connected with liver status. For molecular mechanism aspect, we elaborate their inter-organ crosstalk from metabolism (glucose, lipid, proteins, vitamin, and mineral), detoxification (ammonia and bilirubin), and immunity (complement and inflammation regulation) aspect. In clinical application part, we emphasize the latest advances in utilizing the liver-eye axis in disease diagnosis and therapy, involving artificial intelligence-deep learning-based novel diagnostic tools for detecting liver disease and adeno-associated viral vector-based gene therapy method for curing blinding eye disease. We aim to focus on and provide novel insights into liver and eyes communications and help resolve existed clinically significant issues.
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- Junhao Wu
- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Centre, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430022 Hubei China
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Roemer SN, Friedrich EB, Kettner M, Rauzi M, Schub P, Kulikovski J, Janitschke D, Stögbauer J, Lochner P. Transorbital sonography and MRI reliability to assess optic nerve sheath diameter in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. J Neuroimaging 2023; 33:375-380. [PMID: 36859645 DOI: 10.1111/jon.13092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in measuring the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) compared to the established method transorbital sonography (TOS) in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). METHODS Twenty-three patients with IIH were prospectively included applying IIH diagnostic criteria. All patients received a lumbar puncture with assessment of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure to assure the IIH diagnosis. Measurement of ONSD was performed 3 mm posterior to inner sclera surface in B-TOS by an expert examiner, while three independent neuroradiologists took measurements in axial T-weighted MRI examinations. The sella turcica with the pituitary gland (and potential presence of an empty sella) and the trigeminal cavity were also assessed on sagittal and transversal T1-weighted MRI images by one independent neuroradiologist. RESULTS The means of ONSD between ultrasound and MRI measurements were 6.3 mm (standard deviation [SD] = 0.6 mm) and 6.2 mm (SD = 0.8 mm). The interrater reliability between three neuroradiologists showed a high interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) (confidence interval: .573 < ICC < .8; p < .001). In patients with an empty sella, the ONSD evaluated by MRI was 6.6 mm, while measuring 6.1 mm in patients without empty sella. No correlation between CSF opening pressure and ONSD was found. CONCLUSIONS MRI can reliably measure ONSD and yields similar results compared to TOS in patients with IIH. Moreover, patients with empty sella showed significantly larger ONSD than patients without empty sella.
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- Sebastian Niclas Roemer
- Department of Neurology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD), University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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Devangam S, Sigakis M, Palmer LJ, Goeddel L, Fiza B. Point-of-Care Ultrasound: A Moving Picture Is Worth a Thousand Tests. Anesthesiol Clin 2023; 41:231-248. [PMID: 36872001 DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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The effective utilization of point-of-care ultrasound may decrease the utilization of conventional diagnostic modalities. This review describes the various pathologies that can be effectively and rapidly identified with point-of-care cardiac, lung, abdominal, vascular airway, and ocular ultrasonography.
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- Suhas Devangam
- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5048, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, University of Michigan Medical School, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5048, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bloomberg 6320, 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD, USA 21287
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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Lau T, Ahn JS, Manji R, Kim DJ. A Narrative Review of Point of Care Ultrasound Assessment of the Optic Nerve in Emergency Medicine. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020531. [PMID: 36836888 PMCID: PMC9962087 DOI: 10.3390/life13020531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) of the optic nerve is easy to learn and has great diagnostic potential. Within emergency medicine, research has primarily focused on its use for the assessment of increased intracranial pressure, but many other applications exist, though the literature is heterogeneous and largely observational. This narrative review describes the principles of POCUS of the optic nerve including anatomy and scanning technique, as well as a summary of its best studied clinical applications of relevance in emergency medicine: increased intracranial pressure, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, optic neuritis, acute mountain sickness, and pediatric intracranial pressure assessment. In many of these applications, sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) has moderately high sensitivity and specificity, but the supporting studies are heterogeneous. Further studies should focus on standardization of the measurement of ONSD, establishment of consistent diagnostic thresholds for elevated intracranial pressure, and automation of ONSD measurement.
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- Torey Lau
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC V3L 3W7, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-604-875-4855
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Atasever AG, Salviz EA, Şentürk Çiftçi H, Bingül ES, Sivrikoz N, Erdem S, Savran Karadeniz M. The Effects of Lateral 45° Head-Down Position and Carbon Dioxide Pneumoperitoneum on the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Transperitoneal Nephrectomies: A Prospective Observational Study. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2023; 33:171-176. [PMID: 36036829 DOI: 10.1089/lap.2022.0344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: The aim of this study is to assess the extent of the increased intracranial pressure resulting from lateral decubitus and 45° downward positioning using sonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in patients undergoing laparoscopic transperitoneal nephrectomy. In addition, we evaluated the effect of the carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum (CO2PP) on ONSD. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four adults were enrolled in this prospective observational study. Longitudinal and transverse ONSDs were measured for each eye by ocular ultrasonography. The values were noted in supine position (T0), 20 minutes after induction of anesthesia (T1), after insufflation of the abdomen in lateral 45° head-down position (T2), at 30-minute intervals during surgery (T3-T4-T5), during lateral 45° head-down position after CO2 exsufflation (T6), before awakening while supine (T7), and at postoperative 24th hour (T8). Hemodynamic and respiratory parameters were investigated at the measurement time points. Results: Average ONSD values for the lower eye was T0 = 4.27 ± 0.4 mm, T1 = 4.56 ± 0.6 mm, T2 = 4.84 ± 0.6 mm, T3 = 4.91 ± 0.4 mm, T4 = 4.99 ± 0.5 mm, T5 = 4.97 ± 0.5 mm T6 = 4.96 ± 0.5 mm, T7 = 4.76 ± 0.4 mm, T8 = 4.36 ± 0.5 mm and for the upper eye was T0 = 4.24 ± 0.4 mm, T1 = 4.39 ± 0.5 mm, T2 = 4.54 ± 0.5 mm, T3 = 4.60 ± 0.4 mm, T4 = 4.66 ± 0.4 mm, T5 = 4.72 ± 0.7 mm, T6 = 4.68 ± 0.4 mm, T7 = 4.52 ± 0.4 mm, T8 = 4.30 ± 0.4 mm (P < .001). Conclusion: In our study, we observed a significant increase in ONSD within minutes after the patient was placed in a head-down position. We also observed that the difference increased more with CO2PP and was proportional to the length of the surgery. We found that it regressed to initial levels at the postoperative 24th hour. Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05185908.
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- Ayşe Gülşah Atasever
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Gaziosmanpasa Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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Caballero-Lozada AF, Miño-Bernal JF, Espinosa-Marsiglia RA, Rojas-Rincón V. Correlation between the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurement and Intracranial Hypertension Tomographic Findings from a Colombian Hospital. ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE NEUROCIRURGIA: BRAZILIAN NEUROSURGERY 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Objective In the present study, we aimed at determining the correlation between tomographic findings of intracranial hypertension and ultrasound measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD).
Methods Observational, descriptive, prospective, cross-sectional pilot study. The present research was performed in a tertiary hospital in Cali, Colombia, from March 2019 to October 2019. Twenty-five patients constituted the intracranial hypertension group, and 25 patients without intracranial hypertension constituted the control group. Ultrasound measurements of the ONSD were assessed using a Sonosite Turbo (SonoSite Inc., Bothell, WA, USA) ultrasound. The computed tomography (CT) images obtained from each patient diagnosed with intracranial hypertension were available in the software of the hospital. The primary outcome was the ultrasound measurement of the ONSD.
Results The ONSD values of the right eye of the intracranial hypertension group ranged from 5.2 to 7.6 mm, and the ONSD of the left eye ranged from 5.3 to 7.3 mm. The global ONSD values, obtained from the average between the right and left eye, were recorded between 5.25 and 7.45 mm. Overall, our study indicated that ultrasound measurements of the ONSD were effective in differentiating a group with intracranial hypertension, previously diagnosed by CT scan images, from patients without this condition. According to the ROC curve, the optimal cutoff point for detecting intracranial hypertension was 5.2 mm.
Conclusions Ultrasound measurements of the ONSD correlated with the measurements obtained from CT scan images, suggesting that the ultrasound technique can be efficient in identifying patients with intracranial hypertension and valuable in cases when CT scan images are not an available option.
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- Andrés Fabricio Caballero-Lozada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Fundación Hospital San José de Buga, Buga, Colombia
- Department of Anesthesiology, Unidad Central del Valle del Cauca, Tuluá, Colombia
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital Universitario del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Rosa N, De Bernardo M, Di Stasi M, Cione F, Capaldo I. A-Scan Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: Comparison of Optic Nerves. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11206153. [PMID: 36294473 PMCID: PMC9605245 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11206153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: To evaluate the interocular optic nerve diameter (ONDs) asymmetry in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) utilizing the A-scan ultrasound technique. Methods: Thirty-seven patients diagnosed with IIH were recruited from outpatients referred to the University Eye Unit between June 2014 and December 2021. Patients with optic disc pseudoedema or edema caused by other conditions were excluded. All patients with negative neuroimaging for intracranial space-occupying masses underwent standardized A-scan measurement of the OND in the primary gaze and lateral position (30 degrees test). Results: Mean, median, standard deviation, the minimum and maximum value of the two eyes at 0 degrees and the difference between the left and right thicker and thinner ONDs were measured. The two-tailed paired student t-test between the two eyes was performed using SPSS software. A statistically significant difference (p-value <0.001) between the two eyes, without a side prevalence, was found. Conclusions: Due to the differences between the ONDs of both eyes, we propose to use the mean of the ONDs between the left and right eyes at 0 degrees with the standardized A-scan diagnostic technique for a better follow-up of patients with IIH.
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- Nicola Rosa
- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-089672407
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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- Radio Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, Scuola Medica Salernitana, University of Salerno, Via Salvador Allende, Baronissi, 84081 Salerno, Italy
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Benhur A, Sharma J, Karna ST, Shrivastava A, Saigal S, Waindeskar VV. Analysis of dynamic changes in optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) with ultrasound in post-craniotomy patients: Trends and correlation with computed tomography ONSD and Glasgow coma scale in post-operative period. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2022; 13:676-683. [PMID: 36743767 PMCID: PMC9893949 DOI: 10.25259/jnrp-2022-3-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Objectives Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in patients with intracranial tumors undergoing craniotomy is usually done in perioperative period in intensive care unit. Invasive measurement of ICP, though considered as the gold standard, has its own limitations such as availability of expertise, equipment, and associated complications. Period of raised ICP in post-operative period may impact patient outcomes. Post-craniotomy computed tomography (CT) assessment is done routinely and may need to be repeated if indicated during post-operative stay. Utility of sonographic serial optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) assessment in post-operative monitoring of patients who have undergone elective craniotomy was explored in this study. The primary objective of the study was to measure the dynamic change in ONSD as compared to baseline pre-operative measurement in the first 3 postoperative days after elective craniotomy. The secondary objective of the study was to evaluate correlation between ONSD value with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and post-operative CT findings. Materials and Methods In this prospective, observational, and cohort study, we studied adult patients undergoing craniotomy for intracranial tumors. GCS assessment and sonographic measurement of ONSD were done preoperatively, immediate post-operative period, and 12, 24, and 48 h after surgery. CT scan to detect raised ICP was done at 24 h post-operative. Correlation of ONSD with GCS at respective period and correlation of CT scan finding with respective ONSD assessment were evaluated. Results A total of 57 patients underwent elective craniotomy for intracranial tumors. Significant difference was observed in ONSD value depending on time of measurement perioperatively (χ2 = 78.9, P = 0.00). There was initial increase in the first 12 h followed by decrease in ONSD in the next 48 h. Negative correlation was observed between baseline ONSD and 12 h GCS (ρ = -0.345, P = 0.013). There was significant change in GCS scores based on the status of ONSD (raised or normal) at 12 h after surgery (P = 0.014). Significant correlation between USG ONSD and CT ONSD was observed (ρ = 0.928, P = 0.000). Optimal cutoff value of ONSD to detect raised ICP with reference to CT signs was 4.8 mm with 80% sensitivity and 95% specificity. Conclusion ONSD undergoes dynamic changes, correlates with CT scan, and has good diagnostic accuracy to detect raised ICP post-craniotomy for intracranial tumors. It may serve as a useful tool in monitoring in resource-limited setup.
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- Allan Benhur
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Dong J, Li Q, Wang X, Fan Y. A Review of the Methods of Non-Invasive Assessment of Intracranial Pressure through Ocular Measurement. Bioengineering (Basel) 2022; 9:304. [PMID: 35877355 PMCID: PMC9312000 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9070304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) is essential for the detection and treatment of most craniocerebral diseases. Invasive methods are the most accurate approach to measure ICP; however, these methods are prone to complications and have a limited range of applications. Therefore, non-invasive ICP measurement is preferable in a range of scenarios. The current non-invasive ICP measurement methods comprise fluid dynamics, and ophthalmic, otic, electrophysiological, and other methods. This article reviews eight methods of non-invasive estimation of ICP from ocular measurements, namely optic nerve sheath diameter, flash visual evoked potentials, two-depth transorbital Doppler ultrasonography, central retinal venous pressure, optical coherence tomography, pupillometry, intraocular pressure measurement, and retinal arteriole and venule diameter ratio. We evaluated and presented the indications and main advantages and disadvantages of these methods. Although these methods cannot completely replace invasive measurement, for some specific situations and patients, non-invasive measurement of ICP still has great potential.
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.D.); (Q.L.)
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- Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100083, China; (J.D.); (Q.L.)
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Azevedo MDR, de-Lima-Oliveira M, Belon AR, Brasil S, Teixeira MJ, Paiva WS, Bor-Seng-Shu E. Assessing ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter in animal model with anesthesia regimens. Acta Cir Bras 2022; 37:e370308. [PMID: 35730866 PMCID: PMC9208240 DOI: 10.1590/acb370308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Purpose: To determine the normal optical nerve sheath (ONS) diameter ultrasonography (ONSUS) and evaluate the possible effects of drugs on ONS diameter during anesthetic induction in healthy pigs. Methods: Healthy piglets were divided into three groups: a control group, that received xylazine and ketamine (X/K); other that received xylazine, ketamine and propofol (X/K/P); and a third group that received xylazine, ketamine, and thiopental (X/K/T). The sheath diameter was assessed by ultrasonography calculating the average of three measurements of each eye from the left and right sides. Results: 118 animals were anesthetized (49 X/K 33 X/K/P and 39 X/K/T). Mean ONS sizes on both sides in each group were 0.394 ± 0.048 (X/K), 0.407 ± 0.029 (X/K/P) and 0.378 ± 0.042 cm (X/K/T) (medians of 0.400, 0.405 and 0.389, respectively). The ONS diameter varied from 0.287–0.512 cm (mean of 0.302 ± 0.039 cm). For group X/K, the mean diameter was 0.394 ± 0.048 cm. Significant differences in ONS sizes between the groups P and T (X/K/P > X/K/T, p = 0.003) were found. No statistically significant differences were detected when other groups were compared (X/K = X/K/P, p = 0.302; X/K = X/K/T, p = 0.294). Conclusions: Sedation with thiopental lead to significative ONS diameter reduction in comparison with propofol. ONSUS may be useful to evaluate responses to thiopental administration.
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- Maira de Robertis Azevedo
- MSc. Universidade de São Paulo - School of Medicine - Hospital das Clínicas - Division of Neurological Surgery - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- MD. PhD. Universidade de São Paulo - School of Medicine - Hospital das Clínicas - Division of Neurological Surgery - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- PhD. Universidade de São Paulo - School of Medicine - Hospital das Clínicas - Laboratory for Experimental Surgery - SãoPaulo (SP), Brazil
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- MD. PhD. Universidade de São Paulo - School of Medicine - Hospital das Clínicas - Division of Neurological Surgery - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- MD. PhD. Universidade de São Paulo - School of Medicine - Hospital das Clínicas - Division of Neurological Surgery - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- MD. PhD. Universidade de São Paulo - School of Medicine - Hospital das Clínicas - Division of Neurological Surgery - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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- MD. PhD. Universidade de São Paulo - School of Medicine - Hospital das Clínicas - Division of Neurological Surgery - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
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Hirzallah MI, Lochner P, Hafeez MU, Lee AG, Krogias C, Dongarwar D, Manchanda R, Ouellette L, Hartman ND, Ertl M, Schlachetzki F, Robba C. Quality assessment of optic nerve sheath diameter ultrasonography: Scoping literature review and Delphi protocol. J Neuroimaging 2022; 32:808-824. [PMID: 35711135 DOI: 10.1111/jon.13018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The optic nerve is surrounded by the extension of meningeal coverings of the brain. When the pressure in the cerebrospinal fluid increases, it causes a distention of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), which allows the use of this measurement by ultrasonography (US) as a noninvasive surrogate of elevated intracranial pressure. However, ONSD measurements in the literature have exhibited significant heterogeneity, suggesting a need for consensus on ONSD image acquisition and measurement. We aim to establish a consensus for an ONSD US Quality Criteria Checklist (ONSD US QCC). METHODS A scoping systematic review of published ultrasound ONSD imaging and measurement criteria was performed to guide the development of a preliminary ONSD US QCC that will undergo a modified Delphi study to reach expert consensus on ONSD quality criteria. The protocol of this modified Delphi study is presented in this manuscript. RESULTS A total of 357 ultrasound studies were included in the review. Quality criteria were evaluated under five categories: probe selection, safety, positioning, image acquisition, and measurement. CONCLUSIONS This review and Delphi protocol aim to establish ONSD US QCC. A broad consensus from this process may reduce the variability of ONSD measurements in future studies, which would ultimately translate into improved ONSD clinical applications. This protocol was reviewed and endorsed by the German Society of Ultrasound in Medicine.
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- Mohammad I Hirzallah
- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.,Center for Space Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.,Department of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Neurology, St Josef-Hospital Bochum, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institutional Diversity & Student Services, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Vascular Neurology and Intensive Care, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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Dağdelen K, Ekici M. Measuring optic nerve sheath diameter using ultrasonography in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2022; 80:580-585. [PMID: 35613208 PMCID: PMC9387182 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x-anp-2021-0136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is primarily a disorder of obese young women characterized by symptoms associated with raised intracranial pressure in the absence of a space-occupying lesion. OBJECTIVE To compare the mean optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measured using ultrasonography (USG) in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and normal healthy individuals. METHODS A prospective study. Ninety-seven participants aged 18-80 years were divided into two groups as patients with IIH (n=47) and the control group (n=50). The ONSD was measured using ultrasound with a 10-MHz probe. ONSD was measured 3 mm behind the optic disc. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to determine patients with IIH using ONSD. RESULTS Body mass index was higher in the IIH group compared with the control group (p=0.001). The mean ONSD was statistically significantly thicker in the IIH group (6.4 mm) than in the control group (4.90 mm). The cut-off value of ONSD in patients with IIH was measured as 5.70 mm. There was a significant negative correlation between ONSD and age (r:-0.416 and p<0.001). There was a positive correlation between BMI and ONSD (r: 0.437 and p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Ultrasound can be a reliable, non-invasive and rapid tool to measure ONSD in monitoring patients with IIH. After the first diagnosis of IIH, based on neuroimaging and measuring intracranial pressure using invasive methods, ONSD can be used in treatment and follow-up.
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- Kenan Dağdelen
- Beytepe Murat Erdi Eker State Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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- Beytepe Murat Erdi Eker State Hospital, Department of Neurology, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
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Korsbæk JJ, Hagen SM, Schytz HW, Vukovic-Cvetkovic V, Wibroe EA, Hamann S, Jensen RH. Transorbital sonography: A non-invasive bedside screening tool for detection of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome. Cephalalgia 2022; 42:1116-1126. [PMID: 35469442 DOI: 10.1177/03331024221094293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our objective was to assess optic nerve sheath diameter (a marker of elevated intracranial pressure) and optic disc elevation (a marker of papilledema) in pseudotumor cerebri syndrome using transorbital sonography. METHODS The study was a prospective case-control study. We included patients with new-onset pseudotumor cerebri syndrome and matched healthy controls. All had fundoscopy, lumbar puncture with opening pressure and transorbital sonography. Sonography was assessed by a blinded observer. RESULTS We evaluated 45 patients and included 23 cases. We recruited 35 controls. Optic nerve sheath diameter was larger in pseudotumor cerebri syndrome compared to controls (6.3 ± 0.9 mm versus 5.0 ± 0.5 mm, p < 0.001) and so was optic disc elevation (0.9 ± 0.4 mm versus 0.4 ± 0.1 mm, p < 0.001). The optimal cut-off point for optic nerve sheath diameter was 6 mm with a sensitivity of 74% for prediction of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome and 68% for prediction of elevated opening pressure. Specificity was 94%. The optimal cut-off point for optic disc elevation was 0.6 mm. Sensitivity was 100% and specificity 83% for prediction of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome. CONCLUSION Optic disc elevation and optic nerve sheath diameter are increased in new-onset pseudotumor cerebri syndrome. Optic disc elevation achieved high specificity and excellent sensitivity for diagnosis of pseudotumor cerebri syndrome. Transorbital sonography (TOS) is a potential, non-invasive screening tool for pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in headache clinics.
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- Johanne Juhl Korsbæk
- Danish Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
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- Danish Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
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- Danish Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen
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De Bernardo M, Vitiello L, De Pascale I, Capasso L, Cornetta P, Rosa N. Optic Nerve Ultrasound Evaluation in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:845554. [PMID: 35299843 PMCID: PMC8921495 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.845554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease with a heterogeneity of possible causes, which needs to be quickly diagnosed. Ocular ultrasonography could be considered a useful tool to diagnose this condition in a fast and non-invasive way. In fact, Karl Ossoinig had already proposed this diagnostic tool in the 1970s for the evaluation of intracranial pressure changes under several pathological conditions, including idiopathic intracranial hypertension. The aim of this review is to analyze scientific articles published in the last 30 years concerning the use of ocular ultrasonography to assess optic nerve indices in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Specifically, 15 published articles found in PubMed database were included and analyzed in the present review. Our conclusion suggests that ocular ultrasonography is a reliable diagnostic technique to be utilized in all the cases of suspected raised intracranial pressure. To obtain the best possible accuracy and precision in the least invasive way, standardized A-scan seems to be the best choice.
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- Maddalena De Bernardo
- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Corneal Transplant Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Napoli 1, Naples, Italy
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- Eye Unit, "Maria SS Addolorata" Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana, " University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Vitiello L, De Bernardo M, Capasso L, Cornetta P, Rosa N. Optic Nerve Ultrasound Evaluation in Animals and Normal Subjects. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 8:797018. [PMID: 35071277 PMCID: PMC8766506 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.797018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In recent years, ultrasonographic measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) has been widely used to identify the presence of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Intracranial hypertension is a life-threatening condition that can be caused by various neurological and non-neurological disorders, and it is associated to poor clinical results. Ultrasonography could be used to qualitatively and efficiently detect ICP increases, but to reach this purpose, clear cut-off values are mandatory. The aim of this review is to provide a wide overview of the most important scientific publications on optic nerve ultrasound normal values assessment published in the last 30 years. A total of 42 articles selected from PubMed medical database was included in this review. Our analysis showed that ocular ultrasonography is considered to be a valuable diagnostic tool, especially when intracranial hypertension is suspected, but unfortunately this research provided conflicting results that could be due to the different ultrasound protocols. This is mainly caused by the use of B scan alone, which presents several limitations. The use of B-scan coupled with the standardized A-scan approach could give more accurate, and reliable ultrasound evaluation, assuring higher data objectivity.
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- Livio Vitiello
- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Corneal Transplant Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Napoli 1, Naples, Italy
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- Eye Unit, "Maria SS Addolorata" Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Salerno, Eboli, Italy
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- Eye Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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Robles-Caballero A, Henríquez-Recine MA, Juárez-Vela R, García-Olmos L, Yus-Teruel S, Quintana-Díaz M. Usefulness of the optic nerve sheath ultrasound in patients with cessation of cerebral flow. NEUROCIRUGIA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2022; 33:9-14. [PMID: 34998492 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucie.2021.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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UNLABELLED Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) ultrasound has proven to be a useful tool for the detection of intracranial hypertension (IH). The DVNO values, in patients with cessation of cerebral blood flow (CCBF), has not been clarified yet. OBJECTIVE Establish an association between DVNO and CFSC in neurocritical patients admitted to an ICU. PATIENTS AND METHODS Cross-sectional study of patients admitted in a third level ICU, between April 2017 and April 2018, with neurological pathology. ONSD ultrasound was performed in the first 24 h and as the patient was diagnosed of CCBF. The ONSD values of patients with and without diagnosis of CCBF were compared. RESULTS 99 patients were included, 29 of whom showed CCBF in transcranial Doppler. The ONSD measurement did not demonstrate significant differences between both groups, 65.94 ± 7.55 in the group with CCBF and 63.88 ± 5.56 in the group without CCBF, p = 0.14. CONCLUSION In our study, ONSD values capable of recognizing CCBF were not identified.
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- Alejandro Robles-Caballero
- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain; Universidad de la Rioja, Logroño, Spain.
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- Unidad Docente Multiprofesional de Atención Familiar y Comunitaria Sureste, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
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Natile M, Simonet O, Vallot F, De Kock M. Ultrasound measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter in traumatic brain injury: a narrative review. ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA BELGICA 2021. [DOI: 10.56126/72.4.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background : Raised intracranial pressure (ICP) needs to be investigated in various situations, especially in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Ultra-sonographic (US) measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is a promising noninvasive tool for assessing elevated ICP.
Objectives : This narrative review aimed to explain the history of and indications forUS measurement of ONSD. We focused on the detection of elevated ICP after TBI and discussed the possible improvements in detection methods.
Conclusions : US measurement of ONSD in TBI cases provides a qualitative but no quantitative assessment of ICP. Current studies usually calculate their own optimum cutoff value for detecting raised ICP based on the balance between sensitivity and specificity of the method when compared with invasive methods. There is no universally accepted threshold. We did not find any paper focusing on the prognosis of patients benefiting from it when compared with usual care. Another limitation is the lack of standardization. US measurement of ONSD cannot be used as the sole technique to detect elevated ICP and monitor its evolution, but it can be a useful tool in a multimodal protocol and it might help to determine the prognosis of patients in various situations.
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Knodel S, Roemer SN, Moslemani K, Wykrota A, Käsmann-Kellner B, Seitz B, Wagenpfeil G, Fassbender K, Naldi A, Kalampokini S, Lochner P. Sonographic and ophthalmic assessment of optic nerve in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A longitudinal study. J Neurol Sci 2021; 430:118069. [PMID: 34525433 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.118069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND To assess the validity of neurosonological parameters (transorbital sonography (TOS)) for detection and monitoring of patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). METHODS Prospective, single-center, case-controlled study in 25 patients with IIH and 19 controls. Visual parameters of papilledema, visual acuity, computerized static threshold perimetry, fundus examination, and neurosonological parameters of papilledema/optic disc elevation (ODE), optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and optic nerve diameter (OND) were recorded at baseline and only for patients with IIH again within 6 months. RESULTS ONSD was significantly enlarged among individuals with IIH (6.2 ± 0.73 mm) compared to controls (4.99 ± 0.54 mm; p < 0.001). Bilateral ODE was found in 36/50 eyes in patients at their initial visit and in none of the controls. Re-evaluation 6 months later showed a significant reduction of ONSD (6.0 ± 0.7 mm; p = 0.024) and ODE (0.2 (0-1) mm; p ≤0.001). Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and square root of lost variance (sLV) remained stable. Headache intensity (Numeric rating scale, NRS) improved significantly p < 0.001. When compared to patients with first diagnosed IIH (n = 18), the subset of patients with preexisting IIH with acute relapse (n = 7) showed persistent but reduced levels of ICP increase. They also presented significant decrease of BVCA (p = 0.01) and mean defect (MD) (p = 0.012). Re-evaluation 6 months later showed significant change in ODE in both groups. CONCLUSIONS Our study confirmed that TOS and ophthalmological parameters are a valuable and non-invasive method to detect and monitor elevated ICP in IIH.
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- S Knodel
- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neurosciences "Rita Levi Montalcini", University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Medical School, University of Cyprus, 2029, Aglantzia, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Neurology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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Tessaro MO, Friedman N, Al-Sani F, Gauthey M, Maguire B, Davis A. Pediatric point-of-care ultrasound of optic disc elevation for increased intracranial pressure: A pilot study. Am J Emerg Med 2021; 49:18-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.05.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Stevens RRF, Gommer ED, Aries MJH, Ertl M, Mess WH, Huberts W, Delhaas T. Optic nerve sheath diameter assessment by neurosonology: A review of methodologic discrepancies. J Neuroimaging 2021; 31:814-825. [PMID: 34270144 DOI: 10.1111/jon.12906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Reported cutoff values of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) for the diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) are inconsistent. This hampers ONSD as a possible noninvasive bedside monitoring tool for ICP. Because the influence of methodological differences on variations in cutoff values is unknown, we performed a narrative review to identify discrepancies in ONSD assessment methodologies and to investigate their effect on reported ONSD values. METHODS We used a structured and quantitative approach in which each ONSD methodology found in the reviewed articles was categorized based on the characteristic appearance of the ultrasound images and ultrasound marker placement. Subsequently, we investigated the influence of the different methodologies on ONSD values by organizing the ONSDs with respect to these categories. RESULTS In a total of 63 eligible articles, we could determine the applied ONSD assessment methodology. Reported ultrasound images either showed the optic nerve and its sheath as a dark region with hyperechoic striped band at its edges or as a single dark region surrounded by lighter retrobulbar fat. Four different ultrasound marker positions were used to delineate the optic nerve sheath, which resulted in different ONSD values and more importantly, different sensitivities to changes in ICP. CONCLUSIONS Based on our observations, we recommend to place ultrasound markers at the outer edges of the hyperechoic striped bands or at the transitions from the single dark region to the hyperechoic retrobulbar fat because these locations yielded the highest sensitivity of ONSD measurements for increased ICP.
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- Raoul R F Stevens
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, MHeNS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, MHeNS School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Diseases, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Montorfano L, Yu Q, Bordes SJ, Sivanushanthan S, Rosenthal RJ, Montorfano M. Mean value of B-mode optic nerve sheath diameter as an indicator of increased intracranial pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound J 2021; 13:35. [PMID: 34215966 PMCID: PMC8253877 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-021-00235-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objectives Timely diagnosis and treatment of increased intracranial pressure can decrease morbidity and prevent mortality. The present meta-analysis aims to determine the mean value of the ONSD measured in patients with various elevated ICP etiologies under different clinical settings, as well as comparing the value of ONSD between patients with and without elevated ICP. Methods This meta-analysis complied with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis Statement8. PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were searched to identify ONSD measured by US for patients with increased ICP from establishment to October 2020. Results A total of 779 patients with elevated ICP among 22 studies were included in the present meta-analysis. Studies were published between 2003 and 2020. Eighteen were comparative (18/22, 81.8%), and four were single-armed study (4/22, 18.2%). Twenty were prospective studies (20/22, 90.9%). There was moderate-to-high heterogeneity based on the prediction ellipse area and variance logit of sensitivity and specificity. Conclusions The mean value of the ONSD among patients diagnosed with increased ICP was 5.82 mm (95% CI 5.58–6.06 mm). Variations were observed based on etiology of intracranial hypertension, clinical settings where ONSD was measured, and standards for diagnosing intracranial hypertension. The US-ONSD among patient with elevated ICP was significantly higher than the normal control. Although a cut-off value is not clearly determined, these mean values can be implemented to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of US-ONSD in diagnosing intracranial hypertension in future studies.
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- Lisandro Montorfano
- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd, Weston, FL, USA
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- Department of Ultrasound and Vascular Doppler, Hospital de Emergencias "Dr. Clemente Alvarez", Av. Pellegrini 3205, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Razek AAKA, Elsaid N, Belal T, Batouty N, Azab A. Combined accuracy of optic nerve sheath diameter, strain ratio, and shear wave elastography of the optic nerve in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Ultrasonography 2021; 41:106-113. [PMID: 34218606 PMCID: PMC8696137 DOI: 10.14366/usg.20165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study assessed the combined accuracy of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), strain ratio (SR), and shear wave elastography (SWE) of the optic nerve (ON) in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). METHODS This prospective study was carried out on both ONs of 34 consecutive patients diagnosed with IIH and 16 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. All of the study participants were women. The ONSD, SR, and SWE of the ON were measured. The severity of papilledema of IIH patients was sub-classified into mild papilledema and moderate/severe papilledema. RESULTS The mean ONSD (5.6±1.1 mm), SR (0.7±0.1), and SWE (30.1±16.7 kPa) of the IIH patients were significantly different (P=0.001) from the ONSD (4.1±0.5 mm), SR (0.9±0.1), and SWE (8.2±3.4 kPa) of controls. The cutoff values of ONSD, SR, and SWE of the ON for differentiating IIH patients from controls were 5.45 mm, 0.8, and 10.3 kPa with areas under the curve (AUCs) of 0.91, 0.86, and 0.96 and accuracy values of 91%, 81%, and 93%, respectively. Combined SWE and ONSD and combined SWE, ONSD, and SR for differentiating IIH patients from controls revealed AUCs of 0.98 and 0.99 and accuracy values of 96% and 96%, respectively. ONSD, SR, and SWE showed significant differences between mild and moderate/severe papilledema (P=0.001). Papilledema was correlated with SWE (r=0.8, P=0.001), ONSD (r=0.4, P=0.001), and SR (r=-0.4, P=0.001). CONCLUSION The combination of ONSD, SR, and SWE may be helpful for diagnosing IIH, and a good indicator of the degree of papilledema.
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- Department of Neurology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Neurology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Neurology, Mansoura Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt
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Robles-Caballero A, Henríquez-Recine MA, Juárez-Vela R, García-Olmos L, Yus-Teruel S, Quintana-Díaz M. Usefulness of the optic nerve sheath ultrasound in patients with cessation of cerebral flow. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2020; 33:S1130-1473(20)30134-2. [PMID: 33384224 DOI: 10.1016/j.neucir.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) ultrasound has proven to be a useful tool for the detection of intracranial hypertension (IH). The ONSD values, in patients with cessation of cerebral blood flow (CCBF), has not been clarified yet. OBJECTIVE Establish an association between ONSD and CCBF in neurocritical patients admitted to an ICU. PATIENTS AND METHODS Cross-sectional study of patients admitted in a third level ICU, between April 2017 and April 2018, with neurological pathology. ONSD ultrasound was performed in the first 24 hours and as the patient was diagnosed of CCBF. The ONSD values of patients with and without diagnosis of CCBF were compared. RESULTS 99 patients were included, 29 of whom showed CCBF in transcranial Doppler. The ONSD measurement did not demonstrate significant differences between both groups, 6,59 ± 0,75 in the group with CCBF and 6,39 ± 0,56 in the group without CCBF p=0.141. CONCLUSION In our study, ONSD values capable of recognizing CCBF were not identified.
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- Alejandro Robles-Caballero
- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, España
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- Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, España; Universidad de la Rioja , Logroño, España.
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- Unidad Docente Multiprofesional de Atención Familiar y Comunitaria Sureste, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España; Grupo BMP, Instituto de Investigación-IdiPaz, Madrid, España
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Huo SC, Gibbons RC, Costantino TG. Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in the Emergency Department. J Emerg Med 2020; 60:210-215. [PMID: 33097355 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergency physicians are frequently required to identify and triage patients with increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a possible cause that must be considered. Its prognosis depends on prompt recognition and treatment, and progression of the disease can lead to permanent vision loss and considerable morbidity. Point-of-care ultrasound can rapidly identify elevated ICP. Measurements of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and optic disc elevation (ODE) can act as surrogates for ICP. CASE SERIES We describe five cases in which ultrasound was used to identify increased ICP and aid clinical decision-making. In several of the cases, ultrasound was used to confirm a suspicion for IIH and initiate therapy while awaiting the results of a more time-consuming and technically challenging test, such as lumbar puncture or optical coherence tomography. One of the patients was pregnant, and sonographic evidence of elevated ICP helped avoid exposing the patient to unnecessary radiation. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Ultrasound is a quick and versatile tool for screening patients with neurologic symptoms, and when integrated into the proper clinical context, can reduce the use of more invasive tests. It can be particularly useful in patients with pathology that may not show abnormalities on computed tomography scan or in whom lumbar puncture is technically difficult, making patients at risk for IIH well-suited to examination by ultrasound. We use a cutoff of 5 mm for ONSD and 0.6 mm for ODE, though there are no universally agreed on cutoff values.
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- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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KENDİR ÖT, YILMAZ HL, ÖZKAYA AK, GÖKAY SS, BİLEN S. The Contribution of Measuring the Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter by using Ultrasonography to the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Intracranial Hypertension. JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS 2020. [DOI: 10.33706/jemcr.522919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Saigh MP, Plauché HM, Butts C, Karam AK, Suau SJ, Moreno-Walton L. In Reply to Vitiello et al.: Acute Optic Neuritis Diagnosed by Bedside Ultrasound in an Emergency Department: Follow-Up and Clarification. J Emerg Med 2020; 59:449-451. [PMID: 33126962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.06.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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- Mark Philip Saigh
- Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Jefferson, Louisiana
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Cardim D, Czosnyka M, Chandrapatham K, Badenes R, Bertuccio A, Noto AD, Donnelly J, Pelosi P, Ball L, Hutchinson PJ, Robba C. Effects of Age and Sex on Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter in Healthy Volunteers and Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury. Front Neurol 2020; 11:764. [PMID: 32849220 PMCID: PMC7426488 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2020.00764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) has been reported as a non-invasive marker for intracranial pressure (ICP). Nevertheless, it is uncertain whether possible ONSD differences occur with age and sex in healthy and brain-injured populations. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of sex and age on ONSD in healthy volunteers and patients with traumatic brain injury. We prospectively included 122 healthy adult volunteers (Galliera Hospital, Genova, Italy), and compared age/sex dependence of ONSD to 95 adult patients (Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK) with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) requiring intubation and invasive ICP monitoring. The two groups were stratified for sex and age. Age was divided into 3 subgroups: (1) young adults: 18–44 years; (2) middle-aged adults: 45–64 years; (3) old adults: >65 years. In healthy volunteers, ONSD was significantly different between males and females [median (interquartile range): 4.2 (3.9–4.6) mm vs. 4.1 (3.6–4.2) mm (p = 0.01), respectively] and was correlated with age (R = 0.50, p < 0.0001). ONSD was significantly increased in group 3 compared to groups 2 and 1, indicating that ONSD values are higher in elderly subjects. In TBI patients, no differences in ONSD were found for sex and the correlation between ONSD and age was non-significant (R = 0.13, p = 0.20). ONSD increases with age and is significantly larger for males in healthy volunteers but not in TBI patients. Different ONSD cut-off values need not be age- or sex-adjusted for the assessment of increased ICP in TBI patients.
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- Danilo Cardim
- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.,Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX, United States.,Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.,Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- University of Valencia Hospital Clinic, Anesthesiology and Surgical-Trauma Intensive Care, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Neurosurgery, S. Cesare, Arrigo, Antonio, Biagio, Alessandria, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.,Department of Anesthesiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.,Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neurosciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Reduction Results in Dynamic Changes in Optic Nerve Angle on Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Neuroophthalmol 2020; 39:35-40. [PMID: 29554002 DOI: 10.1097/wno.0000000000000643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Optic nerve sheath tortuosity is a previously reported, but incompletely characterized, finding in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). We hypothesized that optic nerve angle (ONA), as a quantitative measure of tortuosity, would change dynamically with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure status of patients with IIH immediately before and after lumbar puncture (LP). METHODS Consecutive patients with suspected IIH referred for MRI and diagnostic LP were prospectively enrolled in this single institution, institutional review board-approved study. Each patient underwent a pre-LP MRI, diagnostic LP with opening pressure (OP) and closing pressure (CP), and then post-LP MRI all within 1 session. Sagittal and axial ONAs were measured on multiplanar T2 SPACE images by 2 neuroradiologists on pre- and post-LP MRI. Effects of measured pressure and CSF volume removal on changes in ONA were analyzed as was interrater reliability for ONA measurement. RESULTS Ten patients with IIH were included {all female, median age 29 (interquartile range [IQR] 25-32)}. All patients had elevated OP (median 37, IQR 34-41 cm H2O), and significantly reduced CP (median 18, IQR 16-19 cm H2O, P < 0.001) after CSF removal (IQR 13-16 mL). Within patients, mean ONAs (sagittal and axial) were significantly lower before (162 ± 9°, 163 ± 10°) than after (168 ± 7°, 169 ± 5°) LP (P = 0.001, 0.008, respectively). Interrater reliability was higher with sagittal ONA measurements (0.89) than axial (0.72). CONCLUSIONS ONA changes with short-term CSF pressure reduction in patients with IIH, establishing optic nerve tortuosity as a dynamic process related to CSF status.
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Asal N, İnal M, Şahan MH, Say B. Assessment of the optic nerve using strain and shear-wave elastography in patients with pseudotumour cerebri. Clin Radiol 2020; 75:629-635. [PMID: 32381345 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIM To evaluate the optic nerve using strain elastography (SE) and shear-wave elastography (SWE) in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) patients in comparison to participants in the control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty eyes were evaluated in 40 cases consisting of 20 IIH patients and 20 participants in the control group. This study was conducted using SE and SWE in addition optic nerve sonography measurements of participants in the IIH patient group and the control group. SE patterns were categorised using three main types and two subtypes. Quantitative measurements of optic nerve stiffness with SWE were expressed in kilopascals. RESULTS In the IIH patient group, type 2 and type 1 elasticity patterns were primarily observed, followed by type 3 patterns. In the control group, type 3 elasticity patterns were most often observed, while type 2 elasticity patterns were seen less frequently. Statistically significance differences in the types of elasticity strain patterns were observed between the groups (p<0.01). Quantitative analysis was also performed, and the SWE moduli were obtained for the control group (10.1±0.28 kPa) and the IIH patient group (26.97±1 kPa). A statistically significant difference in the SWE modulus was found between the groups (p<0.01). CONCLUSION Biomechanical changes may have occurred in the optic nerve secondary to increased intracranial pressure in IIH patients. Strain and shear elastography may have potential as assistive diagnostic techniques for the detection and follow-up of these changes.
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- N Asal
- Department of Radiology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Kirikkale, Turkey
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Zoerle T, Caccioppola A, D'Angelo E, Carbonara M, Conte G, Avignone S, Zanier ER, Birg T, Ortolano F, Triulzi F, Stocchetti N. Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter is not Related to Intracranial Pressure in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients. Neurocrit Care 2020; 33:491-498. [PMID: 32314244 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-00970-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is essential after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) to prevent secondary brain insults and to tailor individualized treatments. Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD), measured using ultrasound (US), could serve as a noninvasive bedside tool to estimate ICP, avoiding the risks of hemorrhage or infection related to intracranial catheters. The aims of this study were twofold: first, to explore the reliability of US for measuring ONSD; second, to establish whether the US-ONSD can be considered a proxy for ICP in SAH patients early after bleeding. For the first aim, we compared the ONSD measurements given by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI-ONSD) with the US-ONSD findings. For the second aim, we analyzed the relationship between US-ONSD measurements and ICP values. METHODS Adult patients with diagnosis of aneurysmal SAH and external ventricular drainage system (EVD) were included. Ten patients were examined by MRI to assess ONSD, and the results were compared to the diameter given by US. In 20 patients, the US-ONSD values were related to ICP measured simultaneously through EVD. In ten of these patients, we explored the changes in the US-ONSD at the time of controlled and fairly rapid changes in ICP after cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. RESULTS US-ONSD measurements at the bedside were accurate, very similar to the diameters measured by MRI (the mean difference in the Bland-Altman plot was 0.08 mm, 95% limits of agreement: - 1.13; + 1.23 mm). No clear relationship was detectable between the ICP and US-ONSD, and a linear regression model showed an angular coefficient very close to 0 (p > 0.05). US-ONSD and ICP values were in agreement after CSF drainage and shifts in ICP in a limited number of patients. CONCLUSIONS US-ONSD measurement does not accurately estimate ICP in SAH patients in the intensive care unit.
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- Tommaso Zoerle
- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Neuroradiology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.,Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Dynamic optic nerve sheath diameter changes upon moderate hyperventilation in patients with traumatic brain injury. J Crit Care 2020; 56:229-235. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Palermo J, Bojanowski M, Langevin S, Denault AY. Point-of-care handheld ophthalmic ultrasound in the diagnosis and evaluation of raised intracranial pressure and Terson syndrome: a description of two cases. Can J Anaesth 2020; 67:353-359. [PMID: 31758491 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-019-01531-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound (US) examination of the eye can be used to detect and monitor elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) and its consequences. Elevated ICP is transmitted to the contiguous optic nerve and its sheath (dura mater), thus underlying the development of papilledema and a widened sheath diameter. The US measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) has previously been validated to diagnose and monitor raised ICP. The occurrence of vitreous hemorrhage in association with subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)-i.e., Terson syndrome-can also be easily diagnosed using ophthalmic US. Because of its relevance in anesthesia and critical care, we describe how to perform the technique illustrated by two cases. CASE PRESENTATIONS A 72-yr-old man with hydrocephalus secondary to a SAH developed raised ICP following the removal of an external ventricular drainage (EVD) system. Daily ONSD measurements using handheld US allowed us to diagnose and monitor the progression and resolution of the intracranial hypertension following the placement of a second EVD system. We also describe the steps used to obtain ONSD measurements during the ophthalmic US examination of a 53-yr-old woman who presented with a stage IV SAH with concomitant bilateral vitreous hemorrhages or Terson syndrome. CONCLUSION Ophthalmic US using a handheld device to measure and monitor ONSD at the bedside is useful in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of intracranial hypertension following EVD removal in a patient with hydrocephalus secondary to SAH. Ophthalmic US can also be used to identify concomitant vitreous hemorrhage that is associated with a worse prognosis.
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- Jennifer Palermo
- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Division of Critical Care, Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Division, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, QC, H1T 1C8, Canada.
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Das MC, Srivastava A, Yadav RK, Yachha SK, Poddar U. Optic nerve sheath diameter in children with acute liver failure: A prospective observational pilot study. Liver Int 2020; 40:428-436. [PMID: 31549476 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 09/15/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Early detection of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) improves outcome in acute liver failure (ALF). We evaluated the feasibility of bedside, ultrasound-guided measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in normal and ALF children and correlation of ONSD with grade of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), international normalized ratio (INR) and blood ammonia (BA). METHODS Forty-one ALF and 47 healthy children (5-18 years) were prospectively enrolled and 12 hourly clinical evaluation was done. Laboratory parameters including INR and BA were recorded. ONSD was measured at admission, change in HE grade and at recovery in ALF, and once in controls. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-one ONSD measurements (ALF-74, controls-47) were taken without complications. ONSD was 4.2 (3.9-4.3), 4.4 (4.0-4.6), 5.2 (4.8-5.8) and 3.9 (3.3-4.1) mm in controls, ALF without HE, with HE and at recovery respectively. ONSD was significantly higher in ALF with HE than those without HE. ALF without HE and at recovery had ONSD similar to controls. ONSD was higher in ALF with the clinical signs of raised ICP than those without (5.4 [4.9-5.7] vs 4.6 [4.1-5.3] mm; P = .01). ONSD of 4.6 mm differentiated ALF with HE vs without HE and 5.1 mm between poor vs good non-transplant outcome with ≥80% sensitivity and specificity. ONSD positively correlated with INR (r = .53, P < .001) and BA (r = .42, P = .002). CONCLUSIONS ONSD can be safely and easily measured in ALF children and correlates with HE grade, INR and BA. Normal ONSD in children (>4 years) is <4.5 mm and value of >5.1 mm in ALF requires urgent attention.
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- Mridul C Das
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Radiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Elkholy SH, El-Jaafary SI, Kotb MS, El Gohary AM, Elbhy BA. Trans-orbital sonography versus visual evoked potentials in acute demyelinating optic neuritis. Mult Scler Relat Disord 2020; 40:101934. [PMID: 31986426 DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2020.101934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 01/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammatory demyelinating condition that causes acute - usually monocular - visual loss. It is highly associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). In general, ON is a clinical diagnosis based upon the history and examination findings. OBJECTIVE The aim was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of measuring optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) by ultrasound in acute optic neuritis. METHODS This is a prospective observational study with matched controls carried out on 25 patients and 25 controls. All patients presented with first attack of an acute demyelinating ON. Both patients and controls were submitted to clinical assessment, pattern and flash visual evoked potential and trans-orbital sonography (TOS) to measure the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD). RESULTS The ONSD was significantly thicker in patients with unilateral (0.6 ± 0.05 cm) and bilateral (0.6 ± 0.1 cm) optic neuritis compared to controls (0.52 ± 0.06 cm). P-value was < 0.001 and 0.04 respectively, with a cutoff value 0.57 cm. A significant negative correlation was found between the thickness of the ONSD and the visual acuity (r= -0.613, P-value <0.05). No correlation was found between the age of the patients and ONSD or between ONSD and latency of P-VEP. TOS showed 68% sensitivity and 88% specificity in diagnosing cases of ON. CONCLUSION ONSD measured by TOS is a noninvasive, inexpensive bed-side test, which represent a supporting tool to confirm the clinical diagnosis of ON. Yet its sensitivity and specificity are lower than P-VEP.
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- Saly H Elkholy
- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 15, 106 Street, Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 15, 106 Street, Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 15, 106 Street, Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 15, 106 Street, Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt
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- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, 15, 106 Street, Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt
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Koziarz A, Sne N, Kegel F, Nath S, Badhiwala JH, Nassiri F, Mansouri A, Yang K, Zhou Q, Rice T, Faidi S, Passos E, Healey A, Banfield L, Mensour M, Kirkpatrick AW, Nassar A, Fehlings MG, Hawryluk GWJ, Almenawer SA. Bedside Optic Nerve Ultrasonography for Diagnosing Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 2019; 171:896-905. [PMID: 31739316 DOI: 10.7326/m19-0812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Optic nerve ultrasonography (optic nerve sheath diameter sonography) has been proposed as a noninvasive, quick method for diagnosing increased intracranial pressure. PURPOSE To examine the accuracy of optic nerve ultrasonography for diagnosing increased intracranial pressure in children and adults. DATA SOURCES 13 databases from inception through May 2019, reference lists, and meeting proceedings. STUDY SELECTION Prospective optic nerve ultrasonography diagnostic accuracy studies, published in any language, involving any age group or reference standard. DATA EXTRACTION 3 reviewers independently abstracted data and performed quality assessment. DATA SYNTHESIS Of 71 eligible studies involving 4551 patients, 61 included adults, and 35 were rated as having low risk of bias. The pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, and negative likelihood ratio of optic nerve ultrasonography in patients with traumatic brain injury were 97% (95% CI, 92% to 99%), 86% (CI, 74% to 93%), 6.93 (CI, 3.55 to 13.54), and 0.04 (CI, 0.02 to 0.10), respectively. Respective estimates in patients with nontraumatic brain injury were 92% (CI, 86% to 96%), 86% (CI, 77% to 92%), 6.39 (CI, 3.77 to 10.84), and 0.09 (CI, 0.05 to 0.17). Accuracy estimates were similar among studies stratified by patient age, operator specialty and training level, reference standard, sonographer blinding status, and cutoff value. The optimal cutoff for optic nerve sheath dilatation on ultrasonography was 5.0 mm. LIMITATION Small studies, imprecise summary estimates, possible publication bias, and no evaluation of effect on clinical outcomes. CONCLUSION Optic nerve ultrasonography can help diagnose increased intracranial pressure. A normal sheath diameter measurement has high sensitivity and a low negative likelihood ratio that may rule out increased intracranial pressure, whereas an elevated measurement, characterized by a high specificity and positive likelihood ratio, may indicate increased intracranial pressure and the need for additional confirmatory tests. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE None. (PROSPERO: CRD42017055485).
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- Alex Koziarz
- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.K., J.H.B., F.N., A.M., M.G.F.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (F.K.)
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- School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (S.N.)
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.K., J.H.B., F.N., A.M., M.G.F.)
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.K., J.H.B., F.N., A.M., M.G.F.)
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.K., J.H.B., F.N., A.M., M.G.F.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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- Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (M.M.)
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (A.K., J.H.B., F.N., A.M., M.G.F.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (N.S., K.Y., Q.Z., T.R., S.F., E.P., A.H., L.B., S.A.A.)
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Changa AR, Czeisler BM, Lord AS. Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure: a Review. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2019; 19:99. [DOI: 10.1007/s11910-019-1010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Evaluation of the optic nerve using strain and shear-wave elastography in pre-eclampsia. Clin Radiol 2019; 74:813.e1-813.e9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Jeub M, Schlapakow E, Ratz M, Kindler C, Schievelkamp AH, Wabbels B, Kornblum C. Sonographic assessment of the optic nerve and the central retinal artery in idiopathic intracranial hypertension. J Clin Neurosci 2019; 72:292-297. [PMID: 31540860 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2019.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Transorbital sonography easily detects papilledema and enlarged optic nerve sheath diameters (ONSD) in IIH (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) patients. As the central retinal artery is located within the optic nerve, its hemodynamic properties might be affected by the increased pressure. In this study we assessed the diagnostic usefulness of transorbital sonography in IIH with a special focus on color Doppler imaging of the central retinal artery. IIH patients presented papilledema and enlarged ONSD. ONSD accurately predicted an increased intracranial pressure in IIH (cut-off: 5.8 mm, 81% sensitivity, 80% specificity). 24 h following therapeutic lumbar puncture ONSD diminished significantly, whereas papilledema was not changed. PSV (peak systolic velocity) and Vmean (mean flow velocity) of the central retinal artery were increased in IIH patients compared to controls. PSV accurately predicted an increase of intracranial pressure (cut-off: 11.0 cm/s, 70% sensitivity, 69% specificity). PI (pulsatility index), PSV and Vmean decreased following lumbar puncture. PSV and Vmean decreases were statistically significant for right eyes only in which the values changed to normal. In summary, besides ONSD enlargement and papilledema transbulbar sonography demonstrated an alteration of central retinal artery blood flow in IIH patients. Especially PSV might serve as valuable surrogate marker for intracranial pressure in IIH. Furthermore, the change of intra-individual central retinal arteries PI might be a valuable parameter to demonstrate response to lumbar puncture in IIH patients.
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- Monika Jeub
- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany; Department of Epileptology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany.
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- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
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Arthur J, Duran-Gehring P, Kumetz C, Chadwick S, McIntosh M. Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: An Uncommon Cause of Papilledema on Bedside Ocular Ultrasound. J Emerg Med 2019; 56:288-293. [PMID: 30538085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare, difficult-to-diagnose form of venous thromboembolic disease and is considered a type of stroke. Its presentation is highly variable and may be easily confused for more common and less debilitating or life-threatening diagnoses such as migraine, seizure, or idiopathic intracranial hypertension. CASE REPORT A 25-year-old woman presented with a complaint of bifrontal throbbing headache and blurry vision. A bedside ultrasound of the orbit suggested increased intracranial pressure. A subsequent computed tomography venogram demonstrated a left transverse sinus thrombosis. The patient was started on enoxaparin and admitted for bridging to warfarin and evaluation for hypercoagulable state. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: CVT is a rare form of stroke that carries a high rate of mortality and morbidity and masquerades as more common and benign diagnoses. Emergency department bedside ultrasound of the orbit may make the diagnosis of CVT more attainable by identifying patients with increased intracranial pressure.
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- Jason Arthur
- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
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Kishk NA, Ebraheim AM, Ashour AS, Badr NM, Eshra MA. Optic nerve sonographic examination to predict raised intracranial pressure in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: The cut-off points. Neuroradiol J 2018; 31:490-495. [PMID: 30024291 DOI: 10.1177/1971400918789385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Purpose Monitoring of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is required to prevent secondary optic nerve damage. Sonographic measurement of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is a noninvasive method to evaluate intracranial hypertension. Different ONSD cut-off values have been reported probably due to ethnic variations. Our aim was to determine optic nerve sonographic examination cut-off points to predict raised ICP in IIH patients. Methods This case-control study was conducted on 99 IIH post-pubertal female patients (both probable and definite) and 35 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. Sonographic ONSD and optic nerve diameter (OND) were obtained 3 mm behind the posterior edge of the globe in a horizontal plane via a 7-13 MHz linear probe. Lumbar puncture was then carried out on the patients. Results The opening cerebrospinal fluid pressure documented in the patient group was 279.64 ± 65.97 mm H2O. A statistically significant difference was found between IIH patients and controls regarding ONSD. The best ONSD cut-off value indicating raised ICP was 6.05 mm with an area under the curve of 0.850 (95% confidence interval 0.805 to 0.894, 73.2% sensitivity and 91.4% specificity). Regarding OND/ONSD ratio, there was an insignificant difference between both groups. Conclusion Sonographic ONSD but not OND/ONSD ratio could offer a bedside adjunct or alternative indicator of elevated ICP in IIH patients. Ethnic differences, however, should be noted when using this parameter.
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- Nirmeen A Kishk
- 1 Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 1 Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 1 Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 2 Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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- 3 Human physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt
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