Confirmation of Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Arrested Hydrocephalus by Optic Nerve Ultrasonography

KÖKSAL, VANER; YAVAŞİ, ÖZCAN; KAYAYURT, Kamil; BİLİR, ÖZLEM; UĞRAŞ, ERHAN

doi:10.5152/jaemcr.2014.628

Confirmation of Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Arrested Hydrocephalus by Optic Nerve Ultrasonography

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KÖKSAL V., YAVAŞİ Ö., KAYAYURT K., BİLİR Ö., UĞRAŞ E.

JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, vol.5, no.12, pp.268-271, 2014 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

Publication Type: Article / Case Report
Volume: 5 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.5152/jaemcr.2014.628
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
Journal Indexes: Other Indexes
Page Numbers: pp.268-271
Keywords: Hydrocephalus, optic nerve sheath, ultrasonography
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Introduction: Arrested hydrocephalus is a state of chronic hydrocephalus with mild dilatation of the ventricles in which the cerebrospinal fluid pressure has returned to normal, and there is no pressure gradient between the cerebral ventricles and brain parenchyma.