Title :
The anticipation of intracranial hypertension using noninvasive measurements of intracranial pressure
Author :
Allen, R. ; Hames, T. ; Pairaudeau, P. ; Hall, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Major causes of death and handicap in the newborn are brain hemorrhage and cerebral ischemia. A description is given of research directed at identifying the onset of reducing intracranial compliance by combining noninvasive measurements of intracranial pressure, obtained from the anterior fontanelle, with adaptive signal-processing techniques. The objectives are to detect problems at an early stage before a significant rise in pressure occurs and to predict the effectiveness of therapy.<>
Keywords :
biological fluid dynamics; biomechanics; brain; patient monitoring; ICP monitoring; adaptive signal-processing techniques; anterior fontanelle; brain hemorrhage; cerebral ischemia; cerebrospinal fluid pressures; death; early stage; handicap; intracranial compliance; intracranial hypertension; intracranial pressure; newborn; noninvasive measurements; therapy effectiveness;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94804
