Third Ventricle Echographic Study for Neuro-intensive Care Unit Patients (ECHO-V3)

University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Injuries; Neuro-intensive Care Unit Patients

Treatments: Device: Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography measurements

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02830269

9720

2016-A00749-42 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography is usually used in the evaluation and management of patients with brain injury. This noninvasive method measures local blood flow velocity and direction in the proximal portions of large intracranial arteries. The operator requires a short training and experience to perform. The third ventricle diameter measurement by transcranial duplex flow sonography was performed in healthy volunteers . This studies show similar results in those obtained with the MRI or Computer Tomography (CT). Currently the third ventricle diameter measurements by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography was not validated for neuro-intensive care unit patients. The investigators propose to used recent ultrasound system to validate the third ventricle diameter measurements in comparison with the standard method (CT).

Full description

Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography is usually used in the evaluation and management of patients with brain injury. This noninvasive method measures local blood flow velocity and direction in the proximal portions of large intracranial arteries. The operator requires a short training and experience to perform. The third ventricle diameter measurement by transcranial duplex flow sonography was performed in healthy volunteers . This studies show similar results in those obtained with the MRI or Computer Tomography (CT). Currently the third ventricle diameter measurements by transcranial Doppler

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult, > or equal to 18-yr
• Admission to neuro-intensive care unit with brain injury
• Evaluation by Computer Tomography
• Indication for Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography

Exclusion criteria

• Opposition to participate by the patient or a next of kin