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Some aspects of measuring intracranial pressure. 1987

J Lewko, and Z Mariak, and J Lebkowski

Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Academy Bialystok.

The problem of measurement of intracranial pressure in the epidural space is discussed in the light of the authors' own experience. Three forms of transducers have been used consecutively: (1) a capsular form which slides into the epidural space, (2) a screw-shaped form, fixed firmly in a burr hole and (3) a cylindrical tape, designed to be fixed in a burr hole with the aid of a protective socket. The zero point may be adjusted during measurement. The merits and disadvantages of these three types of transducer, as well as the practical problems connected with their use are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007427	Intracranial Pressure	Pressure within the cranial cavity. It is influenced by brain mass, the circulatory system, CSF dynamics, and skull rigidity.	Intracerebral Pressure,Subarachnoid Pressure,Intracerebral Pressures,Intracranial Pressures,Pressure, Intracerebral,Pressure, Intracranial,Pressure, Subarachnoid,Pressures, Intracerebral,Pressures, Intracranial,Pressures, Subarachnoid,Subarachnoid Pressures
D004824	Epidural Space	Space between the dura mater and the walls of the vertebral canal.	Epidural Spaces,Space, Epidural,Spaces, Epidural
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014159	Transducers	Any device or element which converts an input signal into an output signal of a different form. Examples include the microphone, phonographic pickup, loudspeaker, barometer, photoelectric cell, automobile horn, doorbell, and underwater sound transducer. (McGraw Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)	Transducer
D014160	Transducers, Pressure	Transducers that are activated by pressure changes, e.g., blood pressure.	Pressure Transducer,Pressure Transducers,Transducer, Pressure