The magnetic resonance imaging assessment of optic nerve sheath diameter in pediatric acute liver failure patients

Dogan G. M., Sigirci A., Okut G., Cicek E., Dogan S. M., Yilmaz S., ...More

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, vol.26, no.3, pp.853-859, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.853-859
  • Keywords: Optic nerve, Magnetic resonance imaging, Hepatic encephalopathy, Acute liver failure, Ultrasound, INTRACRANIAL-PRESSURE, HYPERTENSION, SONOGRAPHY
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the di-agnostic value of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) using brain MRI in the pretransplantation period in the pediatric acute liver failure patients, and correlate the ONSD with clinical grade of hepatic encephalopathy (HE) and MRI findings.