Accuracy of Noninvasive Intraocular Pressure or Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurements for Predicting Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Cryptococcal Meningitis | Zendy

Henry W. Nabeta | Zendy; Nathan C. Bahr | Zendy; Joshua Rhein | Zendy; Nicholas Fossland | Zendy; Agnes Kiragga | Zendy; David B. Meya | Zendy; Stephen J. Dunlop | Zendy; David R. Boulware | Zendy

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Accuracy of Noninvasive Intraocular Pressure or Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurements for Predicting Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Cryptococcal Meningitis

Author(s) -

Henry W. Nabeta,

Nathan C. Bahr,

Joshua Rhein,

Nicholas Fossland,

Agnes Kiragga,

David B. Meya,

Stephen J. Dunlop,

David R. Boulware

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofu093

Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , intraocular pressure , intracranial pressure , lumbar puncture , ophthalmology , meningitis , confidence interval , ultrasound , nuclear medicine , anesthesia , surgery , cerebrospinal fluid , radiology

Intraocular pressure measurement by tonometry and optic nerve sheath diameter measurement by ultrasound have imprecise but statistical correlation with intracranial pressure. Neither technique is an effective surrogate measure of intracranial pressure in cryptococcal meningitis; manometry should be used.

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