Transorbital sonographic evaluation of normal optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy volunteers in Bangladesh.

INTRODUCTION:Measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) by ultrasound is increasingly used as a marker to detect raised intracranial pressure (ICP). ONSD varies with age and there is no clear consensus between studies for an upper limit of normal. Knowledge of normal ONSD in a healthy populat...

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Main Authors: Rapeephan R Maude, Md Amir Hossain, Mahtab Uddin Hassan, Sophie Osbourne, Katherine Langan Abu Sayeed, Mohammed Rezaul Karim, Rasheda Samad, Shyamanga Borooah, Bal Dhillon, Nicholas P J Day, Arjen M Dondorp, Richard J Maude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3846670?pdf=render