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Abnormality of intracranial pressure

MedGen UID:
868415
•Concept ID:
C4022809
•
Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0012640

Definition

A deviation from the norm of the intracranial pressure. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage: JACC Focus Seminar.
Schrag M, Kirshner H
J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Apr 21;75(15):1819-1831. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.10.066. PMID: 32299594
Management of Intracranial Pressure.
Freeman WD
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2015 Oct;21(5 Neurocritical Care):1299-323. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000000235. PMID: 26426232
Management of hypertensive urgencies and emergencies.
Abdelwahab W, Frishman W, Landau A
J Clin Pharmacol 1995 Aug;35(8):747-62. doi: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1995.tb04116.x. PMID: 8522630

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Epidemiology, Genetics, and Pathophysiology of Craniosynostosis.
Blessing M, Gallagher ER
Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2022 Aug;34(3):341-352. Epub 2022 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2022.02.001. PMID: 35787827
Acute liver failure.
Vasques F, Cavazza A, Bernal W
Curr Opin Crit Care 2022 Apr 1;28(2):198-207. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000923. PMID: 35142727
Craniosynostosis: Neonatal Perspectives.
Bautista G
Neoreviews 2021 Apr;22(4):e250-e257. doi: 10.1542/neo.22-4-e250. PMID: 33795400
Hypertonic Saline is Superior to Mannitol for the Combined Effect on Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Burdens in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Mangat HS, Wu X, Gerber LM, Schwarz JT, Fakhar M, Murthy SB, Stieg PE, Ghajar J, Härtl R
Neurosurgery 2020 Feb 1;86(2):221-230. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz046. PMID: 30877299Free PMC Article
Oncologic emergencies.
Kelly KM, Lange B
Pediatr Clin North Am 1997 Aug;44(4):809-30. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70531-9. PMID: 9286286

Diagnosis

Acute liver failure.
Vasques F, Cavazza A, Bernal W
Curr Opin Crit Care 2022 Apr 1;28(2):198-207. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000923. PMID: 35142727
Brain Herniation and Intracranial Hypertension.
Tadevosyan A, Kornbluth J
Neurol Clin 2021 May;39(2):293-318. Epub 2021 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.02.005. PMID: 33896520
Progressive Postnatal Pansynostosis.
Rogers GF, Greene AK, Proctor MR, Mulliken JB, Goobie SM, Stoler JM
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2015 Nov;52(6):751-7. Epub 2014 Oct 28 doi: 10.1597/14-092. PMID: 25350344
Revised diagnostic criteria for the pseudotumor cerebri syndrome in adults and children.
Friedman DI, Liu GT, Digre KB
Neurology 2013 Sep 24;81(13):1159-65. Epub 2013 Aug 21 doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182a55f17. PMID: 23966248
Oncologic emergencies.
Kelly KM, Lange B
Pediatr Clin North Am 1997 Aug;44(4):809-30. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70531-9. PMID: 9286286

Therapy

Glue, Onyx, Squid or PHIL? Liquid Embolic Agents for the Embolization of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas.
Vollherbst DF, Chapot R, Bendszus M, Möhlenbruch MA
Clin Neuroradiol 2022 Mar;32(1):25-38. Epub 2021 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00062-021-01066-6. PMID: 34324005Free PMC Article
Hypertonic Saline is Superior to Mannitol for the Combined Effect on Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Burdens in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Mangat HS, Wu X, Gerber LM, Schwarz JT, Fakhar M, Murthy SB, Stieg PE, Ghajar J, Härtl R
Neurosurgery 2020 Feb 1;86(2):221-230. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz046. PMID: 30877299Free PMC Article
Syndromic Craniosynostosis.
Sawh-Martinez R, Steinbacher DM
Clin Plast Surg 2019 Apr;46(2):141-155. doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2018.11.009. PMID: 30851747
Impaired cerebrospinal fluid pressure.
Hoffmann J
Handb Clin Neurol 2017;146:171-185. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804279-3.00011-3. PMID: 29110769
Critical Care Management of Cerebral Edema in Brain Tumors.
Esquenazi Y, Lo VP, Lee K
J Intensive Care Med 2017 Jan;32(1):15-24. Epub 2015 Dec 8 doi: 10.1177/0885066615619618. PMID: 26647408

Prognosis

Optic Nerve Atrophy in Syndromic Craniosynostosis.
Fearon JA, Barrientos S, Ditthakasem K, Herbert M
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Aug 1;150(2):381e-386e. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009367. PMID: 35671456
Acute liver failure.
Vasques F, Cavazza A, Bernal W
Curr Opin Crit Care 2022 Apr 1;28(2):198-207. doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000923. PMID: 35142727
Prenatal Ventriculomegaly - Diagnosis, Prognostication and Management.
Krishnan V, Sharma A, Ramamurthy R, Elayedatt R, Ramamurthy BS
Neurol India 2021 Nov-Dec;69(Supplement):S305-S312. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.332280. PMID: 35102981
Management of craniosynostoses.
Renier D, Lajeunie E, Arnaud E, Marchac D
Childs Nerv Syst 2000 Nov;16(10-11):645-58. doi: 10.1007/s003810000320. PMID: 11151714
Oncologic emergencies.
Kelly KM, Lange B
Pediatr Clin North Am 1997 Aug;44(4):809-30. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70531-9. PMID: 9286286

Clinical prediction guides

Optic Nerve Atrophy in Syndromic Craniosynostosis.
Fearon JA, Barrientos S, Ditthakasem K, Herbert M
Plast Reconstr Surg 2022 Aug 1;150(2):381e-386e. Epub 2022 Jun 8 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000009367. PMID: 35671456
Hypertonic Saline is Superior to Mannitol for the Combined Effect on Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Burdens in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Mangat HS, Wu X, Gerber LM, Schwarz JT, Fakhar M, Murthy SB, Stieg PE, Ghajar J, Härtl R
Neurosurgery 2020 Feb 1;86(2):221-230. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz046. PMID: 30877299Free PMC Article
Frontoorbital reconstruction.
Buchman SR, Muraszko K
Atlas Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am 2002 Mar;10(1):43-56. doi: 10.1016/s1061-3315(01)00002-6. PMID: 12087865
Management of craniosynostoses.
Renier D, Lajeunie E, Arnaud E, Marchac D
Childs Nerv Syst 2000 Nov;16(10-11):645-58. doi: 10.1007/s003810000320. PMID: 11151714
Oncologic emergencies.
Kelly KM, Lange B
Pediatr Clin North Am 1997 Aug;44(4):809-30. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70531-9. PMID: 9286286

Recent systematic reviews

Chronic encapsulated intracerebral hematomas: a systematic review.
Scalia G, Umana GE, Crea A, Vats A, Chaurasia B, Graziano F, Marrone S, Furnari M, Ponzo G, Giuffrida M, Fricia M, Cicero S, Nicoletti GF
Br J Neurosurg 2023 Oct;37(5):1000-1005. Epub 2022 Jan 8 doi: 10.1080/02688697.2021.2024499. PMID: 35001775
Global Epidemiology of Craniosynostosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Shlobin NA, Baticulon RE, Ortega CA, Du L, Bonfield CM, Wray A, Forrest CR, Dewan MC
World Neurosurg 2022 Aug;164:413-423.e3. Epub 2022 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.05.093. PMID: 35636659
Early Recognition of Raised Intracranial Pressure in Craniosynostosis Using Optical Coherence Tomography.
Rufai SR, Jeelani NUO, McLean RJ
J Craniofac Surg 2021 Jan-Feb 01;32(1):201-205. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006771. PMID: 33185414Free PMC Article
Intracranial pressure, brain morphology and cognitive outcome in children with sagittal craniosynostosis.
Thiele-Nygaard AE, Foss-Skiftesvik J, Juhler M
Childs Nerv Syst 2020 Apr;36(4):689-695. Epub 2020 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00381-020-04502-z. PMID: 32016575
The Management of Nonsyndromic, Isolated Sagittal Synostosis.
Chummun S, McLean NR, Flapper WJ, David DJ
J Craniofac Surg 2016 Mar;27(2):299-304. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002363. PMID: 26825739

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