Increased Intracranial Pressure Damages Optic Nerve Structural Support.

Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) is used clinically as a noninvasive measure for elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). This study had two purposes: to investigate the immediate effects optic nerve sheath (ONS) dilation post-ICP increase on trabecular fibers connecting the optic nerve to the ONS and to document any changes in these fibers 30 days post-increased ICP. In a swine model, ICP was increased by inflating a Foley catheter balloon in the epidural space.

Rapidly Lethal Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Disseminated Peritoneal Carcinomatosis on FDG PET/CT.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fourth most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma commonly metastasizes to lungs, lymph nodes, and bone. Although HCC usually occurs in setting of chronic liver disease due to alcoholism or HBV/HCV infection, the incidence of HCC arising from nonalcoholic steatohepatitis is increasing.