Optic nerve sheath diameter measurements using ultrasonography to diagnose raised intracranial pressure in preeclampsia: an observational study

Objective: To estimate the incidence of raised intracranial pressure (ICP) as evident by enlarged optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) by ocular ultrasound among patients with preeclampsia and its relationship to severity of disease. Material and Methods: Sixty pregnant mothers with preeclampsia were compared to 30 normotensive, uncomplicated pregnant controls. For ONSD measurement, a 7-MHZ linear probe was used and three values from each optic nerve were taken and the mean of six values of both eyes was recorded. All study subjects were followed until seven days after delivery. Results: Two cut off values (5.8 mm and 4.6 mm) were used to compare ONSD in severe and non-severe preeclampsia with that of healthy pregnant individuals. The incidence of raised ICP among severe preeclampsia above 5.8 mm and 4.6 mm cut-off were 43.3% and 90%, respectively, before delivery. ONSD was significantly elevated among preeclampsia subjects at both cut-off values at pre-delivery (p=0.004 for ONSD >5.8 mm and p<0.001 for ONSD >4.6 mm) compared to controls. There a significant association between presence of neurological manifestations and enlarged ONSD (p<0.001 for ONSD >5.8 mm and p=0.04 for ONSD >4.6 mm) before delivery. Conclusion: Severe preeclampsia with neurological features was associated with increased ONSD, reflecting raised ICP. Further studies are needed to compare ONSD values with invasive ICP monitoring for better understanding of this relationship.

• Publication year

  2023

• Venue

  Journal of the Turkish-German Gynecological Association

• Publication date

  2023-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2022-3-3PMID 36919381PMCID 10019004
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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