Objective:

To compare the ONSD measured by ultrasound and tomography in patients with a diagnosis of intracranial hypertension.

Method:

Prospective, transversal, observational, analytical study. 105 patients were included, divided into two groups: healthy (control group) and patients presenting clinical data of intracranial hypertension (study group). ONSD was measured by ultrasound and tomography. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the ONSD between the patients, and the Spearman test was used to assess the correlation between USG and CT. A value of p <0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Results:

Of the 105 patients, 58.1% were men and 41.9% women. The study group included 14 patients with TBI, CVD, intracranial neoplasia, or neuroinfection. The highest median of ONSD by Ultrasound was in the CVD group, followed by TBI, neoplasia and neuroinfection and the lowest was in the control group (7.5, 7.0, 6.8, 6.8 and 5.2 mm respectively); these differences being statistically significant (p < 0.001). In the correlation analysis between Ultrasound and CT, a good statistically significant positive correlation was found (rho = 0.893, p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

The ultrasound evaluation of ONSD has proven to be a reliable test for the diagnosis and non-invasive monitoring of intracranial hypertension.