An international team of researchers led by Lithuanian scientists provide additional evidence that intracranial pressure plays an important role in normal-tension glaucoma, which accounts for up to 50 ...

Brazilian researchers have simultaneously demonstrated the mechanism linking high blood pressure to elevated intracranial pressure, validated a non-invasive intracranial pressure monitoring method, ...

Examining the patient's eye with ultrasound can reveal high intracranial pressure. (Credit: NiSonic) Elevated intracranial pressure following an accident can lead to brain injury and spinal cord ...

There are many causes of headaches, from stress to diet to serious medical conditions. Two types of headaches are caused by a change of pressure inside your skull: low-pressure headaches (your doctor ...

PARENTS of an infant with internal hydrocephalus are interested, whether or not they are aware of it or admit it to themselves, not in survival of their child but in a chance for normal development.

In patients with traumatic brain injury, hypothermia can reduce intracranial hypertension. The benefit of hypothermia on functional outcome is unclear. We randomly assigned adults with an intracranial ...

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension, also called pseudotumor cerebri, is pressure inside your skull caused by a fluid buildup that increases swelling on the brain, according to Mayo Clinic. It is ...