Usmah Kawoos

TL;DR: In this article, an implantable planar inverted-F antennas, designed for intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring at 2.45 GHz, is presented, incorporating a scalp phantom emulating the implant environment and an absorbing chamber, for characterizing the antennas, in terms of their reflection coefficient (S 11), resonance frequency (fr), and transmission coefficient through the phantom (S 21), and is reported for the first time.

TL;DR: Intracranial pressure measurements are essential in evaluation and treatment of neurological disorders such as subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhage, ischemic stroke, hydrocephalus, meningitis/encephalitis, and traumatic brain injury and can aid in understanding the pathophysiology of brain damage.

TL;DR: In-vitro and in-vivo evaluations are described to demonstrate the feasibility of microwave pressure monitoring through scalp, device integrity over a long period of time, and repeatability of pressure measurements.

TL;DR: A significant increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) was observed in all groups except the single 72 kPa BOP group and a marked increase in BBB permeability was also seen in various parts of the brain.

TL;DR: There is a conspicuous need for a wireless implantable ICP-monitoring system as several chronic diseases are associated with ICH, and continuous access to ICP levels would greatly facilitate their management.