Accuracy of Noninvasive Intraocular Pressure or Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter Measurements for Predicting Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Cryptococcal Meningitis

BACKGROUND:  Cryptococcal meningitis is associated with increased intracranial pressure (ICP). Therapeutic lumbar puncture (LP) is recommended when the initial ICP is >250 mm H(2)O, yet the availability of manometers in Africa is limited and not always used where available. We assessed whether in...

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Autores principales: Nabeta, Henry W., Bahr, Nathan C., Rhein, Joshua, Fossland, Nicholas, Kiragga, Agnes N., Meya, David B., Dunlop, Stephen J., Boulware, David R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu093

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4324219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25734161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu093

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