RT Book, Section
A1 Kirsch, Hannah
A1 Toossi, Shahed
A1 Madhok, Debbie Yi
A2 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1159804707
T1 Intracranial Pressure Monitoring
T2 Reichman's Emergency Medicine Procedures, 3e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861925
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1159804707
RD 2024/04/25
AB Increased  intracranial  pressure  (ICP)  can  be  a  life-threatening  result  of  brain  injury  (e.g.,  traumatic),  edema  (e.g.,  encephalopathy,  postoperative,  stroke,  or  trauma),  expanding  intracranial  masses  (e.g.,  abscesses,  epidural  hemorrhage,  intraparenchymal  hemorrhage,  subdural  hemorrhage,  and  tumors),  hydrocephalus  (e.g.,  aqueductal  stenosis,  Chiari  malformation,  or  lesions  obstructing  cerebrospinal  fluid  [CSF]  flow),  infection  (e.g.,  abscesses  and  meningitis),  ischemic  stroke,  hemorrhagic  stroke,  metabolic  abnormalities  (i.e.,  encephalopathy,  hypo-osmolality,  and  uremia),  neurologic  disorders,  and  pseudotumor  cerebri.  Elevated  ICP  can  lead  to  disability,  death,  and  permanent  neurologic  damage.  It  is  often  seen  in  the  Emergency  Department  in  relation  to  head  trauma.  High  ICP  may  be  seen  just  before  death.  Control  of  elevated  ICP  and  fluctuations  may  improve  recovery.