Accuracy of Physical Examination and Imaging Findings for the Diagnosis of Elevated Intracranial Pressure.

Accuracy of Physical Examination and Imaging Findings for the Diagnosis of Elevated Intracranial Pressure. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Jan 29;: Authors: Long B, Koyfman A, Gottlieb M Abstract Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a common but severe complication of several medical and traumatic conditions.1,2 Prolonged increases in ICP are associated with poor patient outcomes in a variety of conditions, including traumatic brain injury (TBI), spontaneous subarachnoid or intracerebral hemorrhage, space-occupying lesion, meningitis, cerebral infarct, and cerebral edema from hepatic encephalopathy.3-5 Invasive ICP monitoring is the reference standard for cases suspected of increased ICP but is not universally available and has several potential complications, including intracranial infection and hemorrhage.5,6 Consequently, clinicians must often rely on noninvasive methods for assessing increased ICP. PMID: 31994795 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research