Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Ultrasound Evaluation in Intensive Care Unit: Possible Role and Clinical Aspects in Neurological Critical Patients’ Daily Monitoring
Background. The increase of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is a reliable, noninvasive sonographic marker of intracranial hypertension. Aim of the study was to demonstrate the efficacy of ONSD evaluation, when monitoring neurocritical patients, to early identify malignant intracranial hyperte...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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| Series: | BioMed Research International |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1621428 |