Open AccessShort-Term Continuous Intraparenchymal Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Presumed Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Author(s) -
Kara F Warden,
Adeela M Alizai,
Jonathan D. Trobe,
Julian T. Hoff
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/wno.0b013e3182183c8d
Subject(s) - medicine , intracranial pressure , intracranial pressure monitoring , shunt (medical) , lumbar , lumbar puncture , surgery , cerebrospinal fluid
The management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) depends on a reliable assessment of intracranial pressure (ICP), particularly when visual function measures or ophthalmoscopic indicators are confusing and when invasive surgical procedures are being considered. Although ICP monitoring has been widely applied in many neurologic conditions as a more reliable measure of ongoing ICP than lumbar puncture (LP), it has not often been widely used in the management of IIH.