Pressure variations in cerebral venous sinuses of idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the alteration of pressure characteristics in the cerebral venous sinuses before and after venous sinus stenting (VSS) using mean sinus pressures (MSPs), sinus pressure gradient (SPG), and sinus pressure pulsatility (SPP) parameters among the idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) patients.

Materials and methods

Prospective evaluation of 45 consecutive IIH patients who underwent VSS at our institution. A written informed consent approved by the Weill Cornell Institutional Review Board was signed by the study participants. All patients (n = 45) were evaluated for MSPs and SPG. In a subgroup of 12 (n = 12) consecutive patients, SPP was measured. MSP was measured using microcatheter at superior sagittal sinus (SSS), transverse sinus (TS), a

SUBMITTER: Boddu SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5999300 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature