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• J Neuroradiology · Feb 2016

  Radiological prognostication in patients with head trauma requiring decompressive craniectomy: Analysis of optic nerve sheath diameter and Rotterdam CT Scoring System.

  Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) measured on CT scan has been shown to predict outcomes of patients with severe traumatic brain injury. No such relation has been studied in patients undergoing decompressive craniectomy (DC). We evaluated ONSD on admission CT scan to predict outcomes of patients undergoing DC along with Rotterdam CT Score (RCTS). ⋯ Admission ONSD in DC patients is high but does not predict mortality and unfavorable outcomes. RCTS has a better prognostic value for predicting mortality and unfavorable outcomes in DC patients.

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