Open AccessUltrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter as a surrogate measure of raised intracranial pressure in severe pregnancy-induced hypertension patients
Author(s) -
Shiv Kumar Singh,
Kiran Vinod Bhatia
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_218_17
Subject(s) - medicine , preeclampsia , aspartate transaminase , eclampsia , blood pressure , pregnancy , ultrasound , incidence (geometry) , hemodynamics , obstetrics , radiology , alkaline phosphatase , genetics , physics , optics , biology , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme
It is a well-known fact that severe pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) can be disastrous at times as it can cause a lot of complications to both pregnant women and her baby. Hence, it is always desirable to know the extent of severity by a real-time and easily accessible modality like ultrasound.