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    The Effect of Hypocapnia on Normal and Increased Intracranial Pressure in Cats and Rabbits

    Hyperventilation (HV) is very frequently employed to lower increased intracranial pressure (ICP) (1,2). The beneficial effect of HV is the result of vasoconstriction. This, however, may lead to hypoxia.

    Zbigniew Czernicki, Jerzy Jurkiewicz, Adam Kunicki in Intracranial Pressure II (1975)