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Diagnosis and management of elevated intracranial pressure in the emergency department
BackgroundElevated intracranial pressure is a devastating complication of catastrophic brain injury. Intracranial hypertension is commonly seen in...
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Detection and Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure in the Treatment of Acute Community-Acquired Bacterial Meningitis: A Systematic Review
Acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. The most prevalent pathogens in community-acquired ABM are Streptoc...
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Ultrasound detected increase in optic disk height to identify elevated intracranial pressure: a systematic review
BackgroundElevated intracranial pressure (eICP) is a serious medical emergency that requires prompt identification and monitoring. The current gold...
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Transorbital point-of-care ultrasound versus fundoscopic papilledema to support treatment indication for potentially elevated intracranial pressure in children
PurposeTo compare transorbital point-of-care ultrasound techniques —optic nerve sheath diameter (US-ONSD) and optic disc elevation (US-ODE)— with...
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Hypertonic Saline vs. Mannitol in Management of Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Children: A Meta-Analysis
ObjectiveTo compare the efficacy and safety of two hyperosmolar agents (hypertonic saline vs. mannitol) used for the reduction of elevated...
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Can Quantitative Pupillometry be used to Screen for Elevated Intracranial Pressure? A Retrospective Cohort Study
BackgroundElevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a serious complication in brain injury. Because of the risks involved, ICP is not monitored in all...
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Estimated Cerebral Perfusion Pressure and Intracranial Pressure in Septic Patients
BackgroundSepsis-associated brain dysfunction (SABD) is frequent and is associated with poor outcome. Changes in brain hemodynamics remain poorly...
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Noninvasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: Are We There Yet?
There is an urgent unmet need for a reliable noninvasive tool to detect elevations in intracranial pressure (ICP) above guideline-recommended...
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Interrelation Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure, Intracranial Morphology and Venous Hemodynamics Studied by 4D Flow MRI
PurposeTo quantify the effects of CSF pressure alterations on intracranial venous morphology and hemodynamics in idiopathic intracranial hypertension...
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The initial intracranial pressure spike phenomenon
BackgroundElective use of intraparenchymal intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is a valuable resource in the investigation of hydrocephalus and...
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Critical Closing Pressure and Cerebrovascular Resistance Responses to Intracranial Pressure Variations in Neurocritical Patients
BackgroundCritical closing pressure (CrCP) and resistance-area product (RAP) have been conceived as compasses to optimize cerebral perfusion pressure...
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Intracranial Pressure Monitoring and Management in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is a medical condition that can lead to intracranial hypertension, negatively impacting patients’ outcomes. This...
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Novel EEG Metric Correlates with Intracranial Pressure in an Animal Model
BackgroundIntracranial pressure (ICP) can be continuously and reliably measured using invasive monitoring through an external ventricular catheter or...
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Intracranial pressure for clinicians: it is not just a number
BackgroundInvasive intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring is a standard practice in severe brain injury cases, where it allows to derive cerebral...
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Investigating the effects of tilting the postural drainage lithotripsy system on cerebral blood flow, intracranial pressure, heart rate, and blood pressure
PurposeTo investigate the effect of the postural drainage lithotripsy system developed by our experimental team on the vital signs of patient with...
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The management of elevated intracranial pressure and sinus vein thrombosis associated with mastoiditis: the experience of eighteen patients
PurposeCerebral sinus vein thrombosis (CSVT) associated with acute mastoiditis is a rare complication of acute otitis media. Elevated intracranial...
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Effects of intubation technique on intracranial pressure: a cadaveric study
Patients are at risk of increased intracranial pressure (ICP) during manipulation for endotracheal intubation. The aim of this cadaveric study was to...
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Contrast-enhanced subharmonic aided pressure estimation for assessment of intracranial pressure in vivo
BackgroundIntracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in children currently requires invasive techniques. Subharmonic aided pressure estimation (SHAPE)...
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Noninvasive intracranial pressure waveforms for estimation of intracranial hypertension and outcome prediction in acute brain-injured patients
Analysis of intracranial pressure waveforms (ICPW) provides information on intracranial compliance. We aimed to assess the correlation between...
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Persistent neurological symptoms and elevated intracranial pressures in a previously healthy host with cryptococcal meningitis
Cryptococcal meningoencephalitis can occur in both previously healthy and immunocompromised hosts. Here, we describe a 55 year-old HIV-negative male...
