Title: Transcranial Doppler for evaluation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Abstract: Acta Neurologica ScandinavicaVolume 116, Issue 4 p. 239-242 Transcranial Doppler for evaluation of idiopathic intracranial hypertension A. Y. Gur, A. Y. Gur Departments of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorA. Kesler, A. Kesler Departments of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorL. Shopin, L. Shopin Departments of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorN. M. Bornstein, N. M. Bornstein Departments of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this author A. Y. Gur, A. Y. Gur Departments of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorA. Kesler, A. Kesler Departments of Ophthalmology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorL. Shopin, L. Shopin Departments of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorN. M. Bornstein, N. M. Bornstein Departments of Neurology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelSearch for more papers by this author First published: 29 June 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0404.2007.00861.xCitations: 11 Alexander Y. Gur, Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, 6 Weizmann Street, Tel Aviv 64239, Israel.Tel.: +972-3-6973414Fax: +972-3-6974663e-mail: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract Objectives – The value of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography in assessing patients with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) is uncertain. We sought to determine the contribution of TCD to their evaluation. Materials and methods – Twenty-three patients with suspected IIH underwent TCD. Mean blood flow (BFV), peak systolic (PSV) and end-diastolic (EDV) velocities, and pulsatility (PI) and resistance (RI) indexes were obtained in the middle cerebral (MCA) and vertebral (VA) arteries and compared (Student's t-test) between patients with confirmed IIH and controls. IIH patients and controls were comparable in terms of age, gender and weight. Results – The mean ± SD BFVMCA, PSVMCA, EDVMCA and PIVA in the 13 IIH patients were higher than in the ten controls (59 ± 6.8, 94 ± 28.5, 43 ± 12.4, 0.86 ± 0.16 and 50 ± 8.6, 72 ± 25.8, 32 ± 11.5, 0.58 ± 0.45 respectively, P < 0.05) but still within normal values. The mean ± SD PIMCA, RIMCA and RIVA values in the IIH patients and controls were similar. Conclusions – TCD parameters had no useful unique features for monitoring IIH patients. References 1 Iencean SM. Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: diseases with opposite pathogenesis? 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