Health Condition 1: R418- Other symptoms and signs involvingcognitive functions and awareness
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Akshay S Suresh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age more than or equal to 18 years 2. Patients presenting with altered mental status.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe ocular trauma, glaucoma, optic nerve abnormalities or conditions preventing accurate ultrasound. 2. History of significant ophthalmic pathology. 3. Inadequate ultrasound image quality. 4. Patients with pinpoint pupil on presentation. 5. Patients on topical ophthalmic drugs.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Correlation between pupillary diameter measured by ultrasound with Glasgow Coma Scale score in patients presenting with altered mental status in the emergency department.Timepoint: Within 6 hour of admission. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.Correlation between optic nerve sheath diameter measured by ultrasound with Glasgow Coma Scale score in patients presenting with altered mental status in the emergency department. 2.Correlation between pupillary diameter and optic nerve sheath diameter measured by ultrasound with Glasgow Coma Scale scores in patients presenting with altered mental status in the emergency department. 3.Differe in mean pupillary diameter and optic nerve sheath diameter across different levels of consciousness (mild, moderate, severe) as defined by GCS categories.Timepoint: Within 6 hour of admission. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAmlendu Yadav
ABVIMS and Dr RML Hospital
Outcome results
None listed