Elevated Intracranial Pressure Diagnosis with Emergency Department Bedside Ocular Ultrasound
Joint Authors
Amin, D.
McCormick, T.
Mailhot, Thomas
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Bedside sonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter can aid in the diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure in the emergency department.
This case report describes a 21-year-old female presenting with 4 months of mild headache and 2 weeks of recurrent, transient binocular vision loss.
Though limited by patient discomfort, fundoscopic examination suggested the presence of blurred optic disc margins.
Bedside ocular ultrasound (BOUS) revealed wide optic nerve sheath diameters and bulging optic discs bilaterally.
Lumbar puncture demonstrated a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) opening pressure of 54 cm H2O supporting the suspected diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Accurate fundoscopy can be vital to the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of patients with suspected elevated intracranial pressure, but it is often technically difficult or poorly tolerated by the photophobic patient.
BOUS is a quick and easily learned tool to supplement the emergency physician’s fundoscopic examination and help identify patients with elevated intracranial pressure.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Amin, D.& McCormick, T.& Mailhot, Thomas. 2015. Elevated Intracranial Pressure Diagnosis with Emergency Department Bedside Ocular Ultrasound. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058457
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Amin, D.…[et al.]. Elevated Intracranial Pressure Diagnosis with Emergency Department Bedside Ocular Ultrasound. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058457
American Medical Association (AMA)
Amin, D.& McCormick, T.& Mailhot, Thomas. Elevated Intracranial Pressure Diagnosis with Emergency Department Bedside Ocular Ultrasound. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058457
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058457