Diseases
elevated intracranial pressure
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Overview
A brain injury or another medical condition can cause growing pressure inside your skull. This dangerous condition is called increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and can lead to a headache. The pressure also further injure your brain or spinal cord.
Symptoms
- often severe headaches that might originate behind your eyes
- a whooshing sound in your head that pulses with your heartbeat
- nausea, vomiting or dizziness
- vision loss
- brief episodes of blindness, lasting a few seconds and affecting one or both eye
Causes
- the cause of elevated intracranial pressureis unknown. if a cause is determined, the condition is called secondary intracranial hypertension, rather than idiopathic.
Risk factors
- obesity
- addison's disease
Diagnosis
- blood tests
- physical exam.
- medical history
- signs and symptoms.
Medicines used
Frequently asked questions
What is elevated intracranial pressure?
A brain injury or another medical condition can cause growing pressure inside your skull. This dangerous condition is called increased intracranial pressure (ICP) and can lead to a headache. The pressure also further injure your brain or spinal cord.
What are the symptoms of elevated intracranial pressure?
often severe headaches that might originate behind your eyes, a whooshing sound in your head that pulses with your heartbeat, nausea, vomiting or dizziness, vision loss, brief episodes of blindness, lasting a few seconds and affecting one or both eye
What causes elevated intracranial pressure?
the cause of elevated intracranial pressureis unknown. if a cause is determined, the condition is called secondary intracranial hypertension, rather than idiopathic.
Which medicines are used for elevated intracranial pressure?
mannitol
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