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Table 1 Parameters provided by manufacturers of two automated infrared pupillometry devices: ∗Neuroptics NPi-200 and ∗∗NeuroLight-Algiscan

From: Essential Noninvasive Multimodality Neuromonitoring for the Critically Ill Patient

Type of stimulation

Parameters

Normal values

Pupil constriction to light

Diameter (mm)

<0.5 mm

Asymmetry (mm)

<0.5 mm

% Pupillary constriction to light (%PLR)

35–40%

Latency (s)

 

Constriction velocity (mm/s)

1.5 mm/s (<1 mm/s: pathological)

Dilation velocity (mm/s)

2.83

Neurological pupillary index (NPi)∗

≥3

Pupil dilation to pain

Pupillary dilation reflex (%)∗∗

33

Pupillary pain index∗∗

Depends on intensity of stimulation [16,17,18,19]

  1. PLR pupillary light reflex