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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

The clinical manifestations, molecular mechanisms and treatment of craniosynostosis.
Stanton E, Urata M, Chen JF, Chai Y
Dis Model Mech 2022 Apr 1;15(4) Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1242/dmm.049390. PMID: 35451466Free PMC Article
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 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

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
A Method of Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Absence of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: The Imaging and Clinical Examination Protocol.
Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Dikmen S, Rondina C, Videtta W, Petroni G, Lujan S, Alanis V, Falcao A, de la Fuenta G, Gonzalez L, Jibaja M, Lavarden A, Sandi F, Mérida R, Romero R, Pridgeon J, Barber J, Machamer J, Chaddock K
J Neurotrauma 2018 Jan 1;35(1):54-63. Epub 2017 Sep 26 doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4472. PMID: 28726590Free 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
A Method of Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Absence of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: The Imaging and Clinical Examination Protocol.
Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Dikmen S, Rondina C, Videtta W, Petroni G, Lujan S, Alanis V, Falcao A, de la Fuenta G, Gonzalez L, Jibaja M, Lavarden A, Sandi F, Mérida R, Romero R, Pridgeon J, Barber J, Machamer J, Chaddock K
J Neurotrauma 2018 Jan 1;35(1):54-63. Epub 2017 Sep 26 doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4472. PMID: 28726590Free PMC Article
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
A Method of Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Absence of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: The Imaging and Clinical Examination Protocol.
Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Dikmen S, Rondina C, Videtta W, Petroni G, Lujan S, Alanis V, Falcao A, de la Fuenta G, Gonzalez L, Jibaja M, Lavarden A, Sandi F, Mérida R, Romero R, Pridgeon J, Barber J, Machamer J, Chaddock K
J Neurotrauma 2018 Jan 1;35(1):54-63. Epub 2017 Sep 26 doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4472. PMID: 28726590Free PMC Article
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
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension.
Ball AK, Clarke CE
Lancet Neurol 2006 May;5(5):433-42. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70442-2. PMID: 16632314
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
A Method of Managing Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in the Absence of Intracranial Pressure Monitoring: The Imaging and Clinical Examination Protocol.
Chesnut RM, Temkin N, Dikmen S, Rondina C, Videtta W, Petroni G, Lujan S, Alanis V, Falcao A, de la Fuenta G, Gonzalez L, Jibaja M, Lavarden A, Sandi F, Mérida R, Romero R, Pridgeon J, Barber J, Machamer J, Chaddock K
J Neurotrauma 2018 Jan 1;35(1):54-63. Epub 2017 Sep 26 doi: 10.1089/neu.2016.4472. PMID: 28726590Free PMC Article
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

Systematic Review of the Clinical and Experimental Research Assessing the Effects of Craniosynostosis on the Brain.
Furtado LMF, Teles LR, Martins da Costa SAA, de Souza Matos VU, Teixeira NM, Gonçalves CA, Filho JADCV
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Jun 1;34(4):1160-1164. Epub 2022 Oct 3 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009060. PMID: 36184763
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

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