Careful monitoring of pressure within the skull (intracranial pressure, or ICP) is crucial for some neurocritical care patients. But current procedures for measuring ICP via an external ventricular ...

Reducing intracranial pressure after head injury Does the concentration of hypertonic saline affect intracranial pressure reduction in patients with traumatic brain injury? Is there a correlation ...

If you bump your knee, it's likely to swell. But what if you injure your brain? Swelling -- also called edema-- is the body's response to many types of injury. It can result from overuse or infection.

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) in women appears to be associated with an increased cardiovascular risk, new research shows. "This is a landmark study in that the possible long-term ...