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Point-of-care handheld ophthalmic ultrasound in the diagnosis and evaluation of raised intracranial pressure and Terson syndrome: a description of two cases.

Jennifer PalermoMichel BojanowskiStéphan LangevinAndré Y Denault
Published in: Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie (2019)
Ophthalmic US using a handheld device to measure and monitor ONSD at the bedside is useful in diagnosing and monitoring the progression of intracranial hypertension following EVD removal in a patient with hydrocephalus secondary to SAH. Ophthalmic US can also be used to identify concomitant vitreous hemorrhage that is associated with a worse prognosis.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • blood pressure
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • optic nerve
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • computed tomography
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound
  • optical coherence tomography