학술논문
Correlation of intraocular pressure with intracranial pressure in children with severe head injuries
Document Type
Article
Source
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine; September 2010, Vol. 11 Issue: 5 p593-598, 6p
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Language
ISSN
15297535
Abstract
To determine whether there was a correlation between tonometric measurements of the intraocular pressure and transducer measurements of the intracranial pressure in the acute setting, and whether intraocular pressure can be used as a surrogate measure of intracranial pressure. Children with traumatic brain injuries commonly develop increased intracranial pressure requiring surgical placement of a pressure transducer to measure the intracranial pressure during the acute recovery period. The increased intracranial pressure may cause engorgement of the orbital compartments via dilation of the episcleral veins and manifest as increased intraocular pressure.