title: Telemetric Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Syndromic Craniosynostosis.
abstract: Syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynostosis can be associated with raised intracranial pressure (ICP). After corrective surgery, raised ICP persists or reoccurs in a subgroup of patients. The standard procedure for monitoring ICP is insertion of a percutaneous intraparenchymal probe for a limited time, usually 24 to 48 hours. However, in selected patients repeated ICP measurements might be useful in the clinical setting, and a noninvasive method for achieving this would be desirable. The authors present the use of a telemetric ICP monitoring system implanted during cranial vault expansion in a child with syndromic craniosynostosis. This system, once implanted, allows for noninvasive transdermal ICP readings and might represent a promising alternative to conventional ICP monitoring devices in selected patients with craniofacial conditions.
authors.affiliation: *Paediatric Neurosurgery, Royal Hospital for Children †Clinical Physics, Institute of Neurological Sciences ‡West of Scotland Regional Maxillofacial Unit, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beez
authors.forename: Roddy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: O'Kane
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Piper
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koppel
authors.forename: Meharpal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sangra
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003398:Craniosynostoses / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019586:Intracranial Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007427:Intracranial Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008866:Microsurgery; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D013577:Syndrome; D013686:Telemetry / Q000379:methods*