Question 1

i've gotten intracranial pressure and i would like to know how can you measure it and know if its high or low?

Accepted Answer

Intracranial pressur: Intracranial pressure is measured typically by two ways. One is bur hole in the head with a catheter or monitor wire placed into the brain and attached to a monitor and read over 24 hours. The other is a spinal tap in the lower spine and a direct measurement of the opening pressure when the needle is placed into the spinal space.

Question 2

have you noticed a correlation between empty sellar in raised intracranial pressure - and low cortisol? it is hard to believe empty sella is benign when the pituitary is so squashed in empty sella.

Accepted Answer

Yes: Empty sella may result in adrenal insufficiency and benign designates the type of process causing it as non malignant or cancer related.

Question 3

what is intracranial pressure?

Accepted Answer

Pressure on brain: Intracranial pressure relates to the contents of the skull, including brain, spinal fluid and blood.  The pressure will vary with posture and an increase in any of the contents, such as brain swelling from trauma, bleeding or an excessive build up of spinal fluid or blockage in the normal path from formation to exit from the skull.

Question 4

could intracranial pressure be treated?

Accepted Answer

ICP: If intervention is early &amp; the cause is reversible.

Question 5

what increases your intracranial pressure?

Accepted Answer

Intracranial pressur: Whenever there is an obstruction to the flow of the cerebrospinal pressure, there happens an increase in intracranial pressure.

Question 6

what causes elevated intracranial pressure?

Accepted Answer

Many: Like tumor, meningitis, bleeding, venous sinus thrombosis, pseudo tumor cerebrum etc to mention a few.

Question 7

intracranial pressure at night, what do i do?

Accepted Answer

See doctor: Things that increase pressure in your brain typically get worse with laying down, such as too much spinal fluid (hydrocephalus) or some brain tumors. You ought to get this checked out.

Question 8

will standing up relieve intracranial pressure?

Accepted Answer

Not if bad: Pressure inside the head can change suddenly with coughing, holding the breath, or standing on the head.  This rapidly improves to normal with normal positioning and breathing.  Blood flow to the brain can decrease suddenly if you stand up too fast.  Serious increase in intracranial pressure will not improve with standing or breathing normally.  Rapid breathing is used to help in the icu.

Question 9

what are symptoms of high intracranial pressure?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure whatever cause include behavior changes, 
decreased consciousness.Headache, lethargy, 
weakness, numbness, eye movement problems, and double vision, seizures and
vomiting.

Question 10

in what way can you measure your intracranial pressure?

Accepted Answer

ICP: Intraventricular drain connected to an external pressure transducer, ventricular microtransducers, Transcranial ultrasonography.

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