Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
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Trop. Med. Int. Health · Nov 2008
Detection of raised intracranial pressure by ultrasound measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter in African children.
To evaluate optic nerve sheath (ONS) ultrasound as a non-invasive method of detecting raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and to establish normal ONS diameter data for African children. ⋯ ONS ultrasound is an accurate method for detecting raised ICP that can be applied in a broad range of settings. It has the advantages of being a non-invasive, bedside test, which can be repeated multiple times for re-evaluation.