Optic Nerve Sheath Diameters in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Patients

Ege University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pseudotumor Cerebri

Treatments: Procedure: Lumbar puncture; Procedure: Optic ultrasonography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04603118

DIA-SONSD

Details and patient eligibility

About

Idiopathic intracranial hypertensionis a type of increased intracranial pressure. Diagnosis is made by lumbar puncture, which is an invasive technique. The relationship between ICP and optic nerve sheath diameters (ONSD) were examined in our study. Thus, it was investigated whether the optic nerve sheath diameter could be used in the diagnosis of IIH. In the present study, it was found that ONSD measurement by optic USG significantly reflects increased ICP and decreasing pressure via LP is rapidly reflects to ONSD measurement. And it is suggested that ONSD measurements by optic USG, a non-invasive method, can be used in the diagnosis and follow-up of IIH patients.

Full description

Backgrounds: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH); symptoms include headaches, blurred vision and papilledema which may lead to permanent visual loss. Definitive diagnosis of IIH usually requires the measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP) via lumbar puncture (LP) which is an invasive technique. In our study, the relationship between ICP and optic nerve sheath diameters (ONSD) were examined. Thus it was investigated whether optic nerve ultrasonography (USG) is a useful tool instead of LP for the diagnosis of IIH.

Methods: A total of 25 patients who applied to the neurology clinics of Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital between May 2014 and December 2015 and were diagnosed with IIH were included in the study. The control group consisted of 22 individuals who applied with other complaints than headaches. ONSD was measured from both eyes before and after the LP. After pre-LP measurements were taken, opening and closing CSF (cerebrospinal fluid) pressure was measured. In the control group, ONSD was measured with optic USG.

Enrollment: 47 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
• Adults aged 17-65

Exclusion criteria

• In cranial imaging, if pathology such as tumor, sinus vein thrombosis is detected
• People for whom lumbar puncture is contraindicated or cannot be performed

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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47 participants in 2 patient groups

The patients with Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)

Other group

Description:

33 patients who applied to the neurology clinic with the pre-diagnosis of IIH were performed lumbar puncture. 25 of them diagnosed with IIH. Optic nerve sheath diameter was measured by optic ultrasonography from both eyes before and after the LP.

Treatment:

Procedure: Lumbar puncture

Procedure: Optic ultrasonography

Control group

Other group

Description:

In the control group, optic nerve sheath diameter was measured from both eyes by optic ultrasonography.

Treatment:

Procedure: Optic ultrasonography