title: A method of estimating intracranial decompensation in man.
abstract: A new method of estimating intracranial decompensation in man is described. An on-line computer system is connected to an intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring system to compute regression plots of mean ICP vs standard deviation; standard deviation is used as a measure of ICP instability. Two zones with distinctly different slopes are a characteristic feature of these plots. It is thought that the changes of slope signify intracranial decompensation.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D009862:Online Systems; D011674:Pulse; D012119:Respiration