Intracranial in a sentence

Some dispute whether tetracyclines cause intracranial hypertension at all since so many individuals are treated with the drug every year without developing intracranial hypertension.

She had been diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a condition where pressure in the skull increases.

Tetracycline and benign intracranial hypertension: report of five cases.

Another possibility is that his neurological problems were the result of an intracranial mass.

At the back of the skull, the coelacanth possesses a hinge, the intracranial joint, which allows it to open its mouth extremely wide.

Continuous monitoring of patients for possible intracranial complication is advised.

Epidemiology The estimated detection rate of AVM in the US general population is 1.4/100,000 per year. citation This is approximately one fifth to one seventh the incidence of intracranial aneurysms.

However a lumbar puncture should never be performed if increased intracranial pressure is suspected due to certain situations such as a tumour, because it can lead to brain herniation and ultimately death.

Hydrocephalus may cause increased intracranial pressure inside the skull.

If there is an underlying cause, the condition is termed "secondary intracranial hypertension".

Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) may be attributable to the direct mass effect of the tumor, increased blood volume, or increased cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume, which may in turn have secondary symptoms.

Main divisions of neurosurgery General neurosurgery involves most neurosurgical conditions including neuro-trauma and other neuro-emergencies such as intracranial hemorrhage.

Patients with brain swelling, causing elevation of intracranial pressure, either secondary to trauma or following surgery, may benefit from this drug.

Reportedly, thiopental has been shown to be superior to pentobarbital in reducing intracranial pressure. citation This phenomenon is also called a reverse steal effect.

Secondary brain tumors are the most common cause of tumors in the intracranial cavity.

The paths within the skull are called "intracranial" and the paths outside the skull are called "extracranial".

The second leading cause of death related to severe haemophilia complications is intracranial haemorrhage which today accounts for one third of all deaths of people with haemophilia.

The skull bone structure can also be subject to a neoplasm that by its very nature reduces the volume of the intracranial cavity, and can damage the brain.

The swelling of brain tissue leads to raised intracranial pressure ultimately leading to death.

This is a concern during treatment of brain tumors and brain metastases, especially where there is pre-existing raised intracranial pressure or where the tumor is causing near-total obstruction of a lumen (e.