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From June to December 2023, 50 patients with suspected elevated intracranial pressure based on cranial computed tomography findings and clinical presentation, along with 36 healthy volunteers, were included in the study.  RESULTS: Optic nerve sheath diameter was significantly greater in patients (right 6.13\u00b10.50 mm, left 6.13\u00b10.51 mm) compared with controls (right 4.23\u00b10.22 mm, left 4.23\u00b10.21 mm; p&lt;0.001). Moreover, optic nerve sheath diameter was significantly correlated with mortality, as well as with Glasgow Coma Scale, Full Outline of UnResponsiveness, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores. Patients with computed tomography findings such as brain edema and midline shift also exhibited significantly elevated optic nerve sheath diameter values.  CONCLUSION: Ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter represents a reliable adjunctive modality for identifying patients with radiological signs of elevated intracranial pressure and for prognostic assessment in the intensive care unit. Nevertheless, the lack of invasive intracranial pressure monitoring as the gold standard constitutes a major limitation, and validation against direct intracranial pressure measurements is warranted in future studies. 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