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The effects of diffuse elevations of ICP on TCD have been extensively investigated. Diffuse elevation of ICP lowers cerebral perfusion pressure, affecting mostly the diastolic TCD mean velocity in the major intracranial arteries, thus increasing the pulsatility index (PI) [3]. We investigated the possibility to identify side-to-side gradients of intracranial pressure (ICP) by means of transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography in patients with subacute and chronic subdural hematomas.
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Cardoso, E.R., Kupchak, J.A. (1993). Non-Invasive Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure Gradients by Means of Transcranial Doppler. In: Avezaat, C.J.J., van Eijndhoven, J.H.M., Maas, A.I.R., Tans, J.T.J. (eds) Intracranial Pressure VIII. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77789-9_75
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