Increased intracranial pressure
Increased intracranial pressure: Introduction
Increased intracranial pressure: Increased pressure inside the skull due to brain swelling or fluid accumulation.
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Causes of Increased intracranial pressure:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Increased intracranial pressure.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Increased intracranial pressure: Symptom Checker
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Diagnostic tests for Increased intracranial pressure:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Increased intracranial pressure. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Blood pressure
- Temperature (if elevated must consider brain abscess or encephalitis)
- Examine for neck stiffness which may indicate subarachnoid hemorrhage but may also indicate cerebral abscess or encephalitis
- Examine for papilledema which may suggest cerebral abscess, brain hemorrhage or brain tumor
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Increased intracranial pressure.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- Is the raised intracranial pressure acute or chronic?
- Symptoms of raised intracranial pressure? - e.g. any headache, however mild, that is present on or soon after waking and which is made worse by coughing, straining or sneezing. The headaches usually increase in severity and frequency with the passage of time. May be accompanied by morning vomiting. Drowsiness is a late feature.
- Is the person a infant with a large head? - indicates probably hydrocephalus (a group of conditions characterized by an increase in cerebrospinal fluid volume associated with elevated intracranial pressure and dilatation of the brain ventricles) e.g. Dandy-Walker syndrome, Arnold Chiari syndrome.
- History of head injury? - traumatic injury to the brain may cause increased intracranial pressure due to swelling of the brain or subdural or extradural haematoma.
- History of drowning? - drowning causes lack of oxygen to the brain and consequent hypoxic brain injury which may cause brain swelling and increased intracranial pressure.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Increased intracranial pressure) may include:
- Impairment of consciousness? - i.e. drowsiness progressing to stupor and coma - may suggest a mass in the brain that is placing pressure on the brain stem.
- Seizures? - may suggest a mass in the brain, whether malignant or benign.
- Limb paralysis? - may occur on the opposite side to the brain mass (due to direct effect of mass) or on the same side of brain mass due to compression of the brain stem due to increased intracranial pressure.
- Symptoms of mastoiditis? - e.g. pain, swelling and tenderness developing behind the ear associated with general deterioration in well-being and mucous to pus-like ear discharge - Mastoiditis may be complicated by intracranial venous sinus thrombosis which can cause raised intracranial pressure.
- Symptoms of benign intracranial hypertension? - e.g. gradual or rapid onset of headache, neck stiffness, nausea and vomiting, often with symptoms of sixth cranial nerve palsy (failure of lateral movement of the eyes with eye squint, blurred vision and double vision). Most commonly affects young, often obese women..
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Causes of Increased intracranial pressure listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Increased intracranial pressure as a symptom include:
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causes of Increased intracranial pressure
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Medications or substances causing Increased intracranial pressure:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Increased intracranial pressure as a symptom.
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Definitions of Increased intracranial pressure:
Increased pressure within the cranial vault. This may result from several conditions, including HYDROCEPHALUS; BRAIN EDEMA; intracranial masses; severe systemic HYPERTENSION; PSEUDOTUMOR CEREBRI; and other disorders.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Organs affected by Increased intracranial pressure:
The list of organs typically affected by Increased intracranial pressure may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Increased intracranial pressure
The list below shows some of the causes of Increased intracranial pressure mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Increased intracranial pressure
How Common are these Causes of Increased intracranial pressure?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Increased intracranial pressure.
Of the 61
causes of Increased intracranial pressure that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 0
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 3
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 59
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Increased intracranial pressure
Conditions listing symptoms: Increased intracranial pressure:
The following list of conditions
have 'Increased intracranial pressure' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acute vitamin A toxicity
... increased intracranial pressureArachnoid Cysts
... increased intracranial pressureB
BANF acoustic neurinoma
... increased intracranial pressureBraddock Jones Superneau syndrome
... increased intracranial pressureBrain compression
... raised intracranial pressureC
Cerebral astrocytoma, adult
... increased intracranial pressureCerebral sarcoma
... increased intracranial pressureChronic vitamin A toxicity
... increased intracranial pressureCortical hyperostosis-syndactyly
... increased intracranial pressureCraniodiaphyseal dysplasia
... increased intracranial pressureCraniosynostosis
... increased intracranial pressureCraniosynostosis, sagittal, with Dandy-Walker malformation and hydrocephalus
... increased intracranial pressureD
Dandy-Walker Syndrome
... increased intracranial pressure, Symptoms of increased intracranial pressureE
Extradural hematoma
... raised intracranial pressureG
Ganglioglioma
... increased intracranial pressureGliosarcoma
... increased intracranial pressureH
Hemangioblastoma
... raised intracranial pressureHydrocephalus
... raised intracranial pressureI
Infantile hypophosphatasia
... increased intracranial pressureIntracranial arachnoid cysts
... increased intracranial pressureJ
Juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma
... increased intracranial pressureM
Malignant astrocytoma
... increased intracranial pressureMedulloblastoma
... increased intracranial pressureMeningioma
... increased intracranial pressureMN1
... increased intracranial pressureO
Oligodendroglioma
... raised intracranial pressureP
Pseudophosphatasia
... increased intracranial pressurePseudotumor Cerebri
... increased intracranial pressureR
Radiation induced meningioma
... increased intracranial pressureS
Sakati syndrome
... increased intracranial pressureSclerosteosis
... increased intracranial pressureSubdural hematoma
... raised intracranial pressureV
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
... increased intracranial pressureW
Wyburn Mason's syndrome
... increased intracranial pressure
Conditions listing complications: Increased intracranial pressure:
The following list of conditions
have 'Increased intracranial pressure' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
C
Chiari Malformation
... Hydrocephalus (increased intracranial pressure)H
Head injury
... raised intracranial pressure
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Causes of Increased intracranial pressure Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Increased intracranial pressure?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Increased intracranial pressure, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
What are the alternative names for Increased intracranial pressure:
Intracranial hypertension, RICP
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Classifications of Increased intracranial pressure:
Medical Conditions associated with Increased intracranial pressure:
Brain swelling (317 causes), Brain symptoms (938 causes), Swelling symptoms (3152 causes), Swollen head (529 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes)
Symptoms related to Increased intracranial pressure:
Brain symptoms (938 causes), Brain injury, Arnold-Chiari malformation, Cerebral oedema, Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, Craniosynostosis, Crouzon craniofacial dysostosis, Dandy-Walker syndrome, Diffuse sclerosis of Schilder, Epidural haemorrhage, Hepatic failure (2 causes), Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
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