Nils Lundberg



Nils Lundberg (1908–2002), Professor of Neurosurgery at Lund University Hospital 1962–1974, introduced the technique for continuous intracranial pressure monitoring

Cyclically fluctuating intracranial pressure (ICP) with periodic breathing was first described by Nils Lundberg in 1960 1).


Nordström CH, Sundbärg G, Kullberg G, Pontén U, Kjällquist A. Mannen bakom metoden: Nils Lundberg. Mätte de klassiska “platåvågorna” [The man behind the method: Nils Lundberg. He measured the classical “plateau waves”]. Lakartidningen. 1993 Mar 10;90(10):924-6, 931-2. Swedish. PMID: 8459735.


While Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) frequently accompanies severe cerebrovascular accidents, it is not commonly appreciated that cycles of severe intracranial hypertension can complicate this abnormal ventilation pattern 2)


1)
Lundberg N. Continuous recording and control of ventricular fluid pressure in neurosurgical practice. Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica. 1960;36(149):1–193.
2)
Marsh ML, Aidinis SJ, Shapiro HM. Fluctuating intracranial hypertension due to Cheyne-Stokes respiration. Anesth Analg. 1977 Mar-Apr;56(2):216-18. PMID: 557916.
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