Raised intracranial pressure

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• Synonyms

  • Raised ICP
  • High intracranial pressure
  • High ICP
  • Intracranial hypertension

• Causes

  • Intracranial space occupying lesion
  • Blocked CSF drainage
  • Benign intracranial hypertension
  • Meningitis
  • Malignant hypertension
  • Cerebral oedema
  • Acoustic neuroma
  • Craniopharyngioma

• Effects

  • Secondary headache
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Drowsiness
  • Sinus bradycardia
  • Oculomotor nerve palsy
  • Papilloedema
  • Seizure
  • Delirium
  • Stupor
  • Coma
  • Brain herniation
  • Herniation of cerebellar tonsils
  • Coning of medulla
  • Pulsatile tinnitus
  • Hypertension
  • Cushing's triad
  • Herniation of uncus
  • Terson syndrome