Application of Continuous ICP Monitoring in Deciding Shunt Surgery in Patients with Hydrocephalus.
- Author:
Chun Kun PARK
1
;
Dal Soo KIM
;
Sang Won LEE
;
Tae Hoon JO
;
Joon Ki KANG
;
Chang Rak CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Intracranial pressure;
Hydrocephalus;
Shunt surgery;
Plateau waves;
B-waves
- MeSH:
Adult;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus*;
Intracranial Pressure
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1990;19(7):955-964
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The authors present their experience with continuous intracranial pressure(ICP) measurements in 6 adult patients suffering from hydrocephalus. The patients showed atypical symptoms and signs and/or were in complicated situations to decide CSF shunt surgery. The role of ICP measurements in a decision of shunt surgery has been found in those cases. The ICP pattern of plateau waves in conjunction with B-waves could be regarded as an indication of shunt therapy in the light of clinical results.
