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Treatment Of Increased Intracranial Pressure. Conservative treatment for intracranial hypertension. Treatment with osmoactive agents such as mannitol or hypertonic saline hts solutions is widely used to manage or prevent the increase of intracranial pressure icp in central nervous system cns disorders. A raised intracranial pressure is defined as one above 20 mmhg. Therefore the ultimate treatment goal should be the placement of an icp monitoring device.
Treatment with osmoactive agents such as mannitol or hypertonic saline hts solutions is widely used to manage or prevent the increase of intracranial pressure icp in central nervous system cns disorders. Diagnosis and treatment management including patient monitoring. I don t recommend usage of diuretics especially in patients with concurrent venous pathology as this may increase risk of thrombosis due to preexisting slow outflow. The most urgent goal of treatment is to reduce the pressure inside your skull. Conservative treatment for intracranial hypertension. Surgical treatment of elevated intracranial pressure surgical techniques that address elevated intracranial pressure include 1 intraventricular catheter insertion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage 2 removal of an intracranial space occupying lesion and 3 decompressive craniectomy.
Conservative treatment for intracranial hypertension.
References for the work are included at the bottom. It discusses the reasons to monitor intracranial pressure and describes methods available for the treatment of intracranial hypertension. Treatment with acetazolamide or beta blockers may be used to reduce the csf and blood pressures. The initial phase of head injury is often accompanied by significant increases in brain bulk. Surgical treatment of elevated intracranial pressure surgical techniques that address elevated intracranial pressure include 1 intraventricular catheter insertion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage 2 removal of an intracranial space occupying lesion and 3 decompressive craniectomy. This chapter discusses diagnosis monitoring and treatment of increased intracranial pressure.