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Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve

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Optic nerve ultrasonography represents a new noninvasive tool to diagnose intracranial hypertension. It is an easy to learn and fast bedside procedure that can be performed everywhere, either in emergency departments or in ICUs

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Civil Hospital, Guastalla, Italy

    Vanni Orzalesi

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  1. Vanni Orzalesi
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  2. Daniele Cultrera
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  1. Ospedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reparto di Terapia Intensiva, Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze, Piazza S.Maria Nuova 1, Firenze, 50123, Italy

    Armando Sarti

  2. , Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Az. Osp. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Via Delle Cave 31/c, Bergamo, 24127, Italy

    F. Luca Lorini

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Orzalesi, V., Cultrera, D. (2013). Ultrasonography of the Optic Nerve. In: Sarti, A., Lorini, F. (eds) Echocardiography for Intensivists. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2583-7_50

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