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Intracranial pressure levels may be a critical factor in glaucoma

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Glaucoma may be a result of two pressures: IOP and intracranial pressure. When one pressure is high and the ...

Reframing the Conversation Around Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

This article deconstructs the IIH guidelines, contrasting medical management (acetazolamide, topiramate) with the practical ...
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Near-infrared spectroscopy for noninvasive intracranial pressure monitoring

An increase in intracranial pressure (ICP) is a dangerous condition that can be caused by brain bleeds, a brain tumor, cerebral edema, traumatic brain injury, and hydrocephalus. ICP monitoring is thus ...
Drexel University

Intracranial Pressure: Mechanisms and Monitoring

Many diseases in neurocritical care can potentially result in increased pressures in the brain (i.e., intracranial pressure; ICP) that may require monitoring and treatment. Several relationships ...
Medical Dialogues

Who is more likely to lose vision due to high brain pressure?

If untreated, a disorder of high brain pressure called idiopathic intracranial hypertension can lead to vision loss. But this ...
Times Union

Billy Joel has excess fluid in his brain – a neurologist explains what happens when this protective liquid gets out of balance

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (THE CONVERSATION) ...