Noninvasive Assessment of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Beau Bruce, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2014-09-01
• Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: © 2014 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society.
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000153
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
• ISSN: 1070-8022
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 3
• Start Page: 288
• End Page: 294
• Keywords: OPENING PRESSURE; TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; CLINICAL-ASSESSMENT; Clinical Neurology; Ophthalmology; CT FINDINGS; PUPILLOMETRY; Science & Technology; Neurosciences & Neurology; HEAD-INJURY; OPTIC-NERVE SHEATH; PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; Life Sciences & Biomedicine; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; INTRACRANIAL-PRESSURE
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Opthamology; Biology, Neuroscience

Abstract

Measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) is critical for the evaluation and management of many neurological and neurosurgical conditions. The invasiveness of ICP measurement limits the frequency with which ICP can be evaluated, hampering the clinical care of patients with ICP disorders. Thus, there has been substantial interest in developing noninvasive methods for the assessment of ICP. Numerous approaches have been applied to the problem, although none seems to represent a complete solution. The goal of this review is to familiarize the reader with the currently available methods to noninvasively evaluate ICP.