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Noninvasive Monitoring Intracranial Pressure - A Review Of Available Modalities, Marium Naveed Khan, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Ulusyar Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Noninvasive Monitoring Intracranial Pressure - A Review Of Available Modalities, Marium Naveed Khan, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Ulusyar Khan, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Section of Neurosurgery
Background: Intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is important in many neurosurgical and neurological patients. The gold standard for monitoring ICP, however, is via an invasive procedure resulting in the placement of an intraventricular catheter, which is associated with many risks. Several noninvasive ICP monitoring techniques have been examined with the hope to replace the invasive techniques. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of all modalities that have been used for noninvasive ICP monitoring to date.
Methods: A thorough literature search was conducted on PubMed, selected articles were reviewed in completion, and pertinent data was included in the …