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Increased Intracranial Pressure
Alternate Names : ICP, Intracranial Pressure - Increased
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Treatment
This condition is critical. The affected person will be in the hospital, possibly in an intensive care unit. They will be monitored and treated aggressively with a breathing tube (intubation), medication, and close monitoring.
Home care instructions will be sent home after the condition that caused the increased pressure has been resolved.
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• Definition
• Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors
• Symptoms & Signs
• Prevention
• Diagnosis & Tests
• Treatment
• Prognosis
• Complications
• Calling Your Health Care Provider
• Pictures & Images
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Review Date : 11/28/2001
Reviewed By : Victoria Kennedy, RN, A.D.A.M. editorial (11/28/2001). Previous review: Lyle J. Dennis, MD Fellow in Critical Care Neurology and Epilepsy and Electroencephalography Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (5/8/2000).
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