BACKGROUND Monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) is a cornerstone in the surveillance of neurosurgical patients. The ICP is measured against a baseline pressure (i.e. zero - or reference pressure). We have previously reported that baseline pressure errors (BPEs), manifested as spontaneous shift or drifts in baseline pressure, cause erroneous readings of mean ICP in individual patients. The ...

PURPOSE Intraarterial papaverine infusions are performed to reverse cerebral arterial vasospasm resulting from subarachnoid hemorrhage, but such infusions may lead to increases in intracranial pressure (ICP). This study was undertaken to determine when ICP monitoring is indicated during papaverine treatment. METHODS Seventy-eight vessels were treated in 51 sessions in 28 patients with symptom...

OBJECTIVE A bolus infusion of 7.2% saline in 6% hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5 (HS) attenuates static intracranial pressure (mean ICP) in subarachnoid hemorrhage patients. This study addressed how HS affects intracranial pulsatility, which is more indicative of intracranial compliance than static ICP. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. SETTING Intensive care unit in...

BACKGROUND We recently reported that in an experimental setting the zero pressure level of solid intracranial pressure (ICP) sensors can be altered by electrostatics discharges. Changes in the zero pressure level would alter the ICP level (mean ICP); whether spontaneous changes in mean ICP happen in clinical settings is not known. This can be addressed by comparing the ICP parameters level and ...

v Chapter 1. General Introduction 1 Historical Perspectives 1 Fundamental Aspects of ICP-MS 2 ICP-MS Instrumentation 3 Blank Purity in ICP-MS 4 Previous EMLC Experiments 6 Matrix Effects in ICP-MS 7 Flow Injection in ICP-MS 9 Shielded Torch in ICP-MS 10 Dissertation Objectives and Organization 11 Figures 12 References 27 Chapter 2. Electrochemically-Modulated Liquid Chromatography for Cleaning ...

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) is a suitable tool for multi-element analysis at low concentration levels. Rare earth element (REE) determinations in standard reference materials and small volumes of molten ice core samples from Antarctica have been performed with an ICP-time of flight-MS (ICP-TOF-MS) system. Recovery rates for REE in e.g. SPS-SW1 amounted to approximately...

• Auditory neuropathy is an uncommon presentation of elevated ICP, possibly due to stretch of the vestibulocochlear nerve from the increased ICP. • Petrous apex cephalocele and meningoceles are uncommon radiologic features of elevated ICP. • Ischemic central retinal vein occlusion is a rare ophthalmologic manifestation of elevated ICP that may cause irreversible vision loss if the increased ICP...

The source of signal variations that governs the analytical performance of laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was investigated in this study. In order to specify the source of signal variations of LA-ICP-MS, laser-induced plasma (LIP) Fe emission, LA-ICP-MS Fe+ and LA-ICP-MS Ni+ signals were used as internal standards for the determination of trace elements ...

Symptomatic overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be seen in shunted hydrocephalus patients and in non-shunted patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). In these patients, intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring often reveals negative static ICP, while it is less understood how the pulsatile ICP (cardiac induced ICP waves) is affected. This latter aspect is addressed in t...

Modified electroconvulsive therapy (MECT) is an effective treatment option for schizophrenia, however, concerns on its safety and complications such as increased intracranial pressure (ICP) exists. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of MECT on ICP in schizophrenic patients and to identify related risk factors. 112 subjects diagnosed with schizophrenia were recruited and allocat...