Anterior Fontanelle Pressure Monitoring in Infants

Abstract

Introduction: The idea of measuring intracranial pres- sure (I CP) dates back to 1866 when Leyden attempted to measure the ICP directly via a trephined opening. With the introduction of the lumbar puncture by Quincke in 1891 the possibility of examining the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and of measuring the cerebrospinal fluid pressure (CSFP) was born. When continuous recording of ICP became possible in clinical practice (Guillau- me andJanny 1951, Lundberg 1960) a new dimension was given to clinical research in the field of intracranial hypertension. Since then a continuous flow of papers on ICP has appeared in the international journals and a cycle of, so far, seven international symposia on this subject has been held between 1972 and 1988; the eighth symposium to come in 1991...