Raised intracranial pressure (ICP): management

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Raised intracranial pressure (ICP): management. Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH), Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH). Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Indications for ICP monitoring

  • Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH)
  • Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH)
  • Reye's syndrome
  • Brain tumours
  • Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
  • Decompensated hydrocephalus
  • Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH)
  • Hypoxic brain swelling from other causes

Management of raised ICP

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References

  1. Dunn LT. Raised intracranial pressure. JNNP 2002; 73:i23-i27.
  2. Whitfield P. The management of patients with head injury. ACNR 2004; 4:14-17.

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