Prevention and treatment of intracranial hypertension
JPAH Jantzen - Best practice & research Clinical anaesthesiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Intracranial pressure (ICP) is the pressure exerted by cranial contents on the dural envelope.
It comprises the partial pressures of brain, blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Normal
intracranial pressure is somewhere below 10mmHg; it may increase as a result of traumatic
brain injury, stroke, neoplasm, Reye's syndrome, hepatic coma, or other pathologies. When
ICP increases above 20mmHg it may damage neurons and jeopardize cerebral perfusion. If
such a condition persists, treatment is indicated. Control of ICP requires measurement …
It comprises the partial pressures of brain, blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Normal
intracranial pressure is somewhere below 10mmHg; it may increase as a result of traumatic
brain injury, stroke, neoplasm, Reye's syndrome, hepatic coma, or other pathologies. When
ICP increases above 20mmHg it may damage neurons and jeopardize cerebral perfusion. If
such a condition persists, treatment is indicated. Control of ICP requires measurement …