Dilated optic nerve sheath by ultrasound predicts mortality among patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage
Francisco Antunes Dias,
Maria Clara Zanon Zotin,
Frederico Fernandes Alessio-Alves
et al.
Abstract:Background Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a deadly disease and increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is associated with worse outcomes in this context.
Objective We evaluated whether dilated optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) depicted by optic nerve ultrasound (ONUS) at hospital admission has prognostic value as a predictor of mortality at 90 days.
Methods Prospective multicenter study of acute supratentorial primary ICH patients consecutively recruited from two tertiary stroke centers. … Show more
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