摘要 |
An intracranial pressure monitoring system and method. The system include s an auditory stimulation and recording unit, which includes a stimulation c ontroller, a memory for storing waveforms, a device for comparing received w aveforms with stored waveforms, and an alarm operable based upon that compar ison. The system includes at least one cranial electrode attachable to a pat ient, and an auditory stimulation device, operable by the stimulation contro ller. The stimulation device is a pair of acoustic ear inserts, each of whic h is connected to and operated by an auditory stimulator activated by the st imulation controller. In the method, a patient is auditorially stimulated to evoke a received waveform indicative of intracranial pressure, a comparison is generated by comparing the received waveform with one of an established patient baseline waveform and an established normal waveform, and an alarm i s generated responsive to that comparison. |