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Neuromonitoring using neurosonography and pupillometry in a weaning and early neurorehabilitation unit
Siepen, Bernhard M., Grubwinkler, Stephan, Wagner, Andrea, Gruber, Christine, Dickopf, Alexander, Linker, Ralf A., Schlachetzki, Felix
and Baldaranov, Dobri
(2020)
Neuromonitoring using neurosonography and pupillometry in a weaning and early neurorehabilitation unit.
Journal of Neuroimaging 30, pp. 631-639.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 01 Feb 2021 05:13
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.44679
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Long-term surveillance of intracranial pressure (ICP) in neurological/neurosurgical patients during ventilator weaning and early neurorehabilitation currently relies on clinical observation because neuroimaging is rarely readily available. In this prospective study, multimodal neurosonography and pupillometry are evaluated for follow-up monitoring. METHODS Sonographic ...
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Long-term surveillance of intracranial pressure (ICP) in neurological/neurosurgical patients during ventilator weaning and early neurorehabilitation currently relies on clinical observation because neuroimaging is rarely readily available. In this prospective study, multimodal neurosonography and pupillometry are evaluated for follow-up monitoring. METHODS Sonographic neuromonitoring was used to noninvasively examine patients' ICP during weaning and early neurorehabilitation. It allowed assessments of third ventricle width, possible midline shift, middle cerebral artery flow velocities, and bilateral optic nerve sheath diameters. Quantitative pupillometry was used to determine pupil size and reactivity. Other neuroimaging findings, spinal tap ICP measurements, and clinical follow-up data served as controls. RESULTS Seventeen patients-11 suffering from intracranial hemorrhage, four from encephalopathies, and two from ischemic stroke-were examined for ICP changes by using neurosonography and pupillometry during a mean observation period of 21 days. In total, 354 of 980 analyses (36.1%) yielded pathological results. In 15 of 17 patients (88.2%), pathological values were found during follow-up without a clear clinical correlate. In two patients (11.8%), clinically relevant changes in ICP occurred and were identified using neurosonography. Abnormal pupillometry findings displayed a high predictive value for absent clinical improvement. CONCLUSION Multimodal neurosonography may be a noninvasive means for long-term ICP assessment, whereas pupillometry may only detect rapid ICP changes during acute neurointensive care. The study also illustrates common pitfalls in neuromonitoring in general, with large numbers of pathological albeit nonsignificant findings. Additional controlled studies should validate the influence of detected subtle changes in ICP on neurological outcome.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of Neuroimaging | ||||
| Publisher: | Wiley | ||||
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| Place of Publication: | HOBOKEN | ||||
| Volume: | 30 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 631-639 | ||||
| Date | 2020 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Neurologie | ||||
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| Keywords | OPTIC-NERVE SHEATH; INTRACRANIAL-PRESSURE; SONOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENT; MIDLINE SHIFT; NEUROLOGICAL EMERGENCY; DIAMETER; RELIABILITY; DIAGNOSTICS; STROKE; TOOL; Intracranial pressure; optic nerve sheath diameter; pupillometry; neurorehabilitation; neuromonitoring | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-446799 | ||||
| Item ID | 44679 |
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