Intracranial hypertension / Stefan Mircea Iencean and Alexandru Vladimir Ciurea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iencean, Stefan Mircea.

Contributor:

Ciurea, A. V.

Series:

Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series.

Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intracranial hypertension.

Hypertension.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Intracranial hypertension (ICH) is the most common cause of clinical deterioration and death for neurological and neurosurgical patients. This volume collects the latest research on this condition & its treatment.

Contents:

""Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Intracranial Hyptertension Genberal Approach""; ""General Approach and Short History""; ""Classification of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology""; ""The Cranio-Spinal Space""; ""Nervous Parenchyma""; ""The Ventricular System""; ""Brain Blood Barrier""; ""The Cerebrospinal Fluid""; ""Dynamics of Intracranial Fluids""; ""References""; ""Intracranial Pressure""; ""General Considerations""; ""Intracranial Pressure Relationships""; ""Intracranial Pressure Waves""

""Intracranial Pressure Increase""""Compensating Mechanisms""; ""Intracranial Pressure Measurement""; ""References""; ""Pathogenesis of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""; ""Modifications of the Cerebral Parenchyma""; ""Alteration of Cerebrospinal Fluid""; ""Cerebrovascular Reactivity""; ""Decompensation of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Clinical Presentation of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Signs and Symptoms""; ""ICH Syndrome in Infants and Young Children""; ""ICH Syndrome in Old People""; ""References""; ""Decompensation of Intracranial Hypertension""

""General Data""""Consciousness Disorders and Coma""; ""Focal Neurological Deficit""; ""Cranial Nerve Paralysis""; ""Vegetative Disorders""; ""Decompensated Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Paraclinical Explorations""; ""General Data""; ""The Ophthalmologic Examination""; ""Skull X-Ray""; ""CT Scan""; ""Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)""; ""Intracranial Pressure Management""; ""References""; ""Intracranial Hypertension Classification""; ""Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Vascular Intracranial Hypertension""

""Intracranial Hypertension Due to Disorders in the Dynamics of the Cerebrospinal Fluid""""Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Differential Diagnosis""; ""Clinical Differential Diagnosis""; ""Diagnosis of Forms of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Diagnosis of the ICH Clinical Stage""; ""References""; ""Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""; ""Acute Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Progressive Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Vascular Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""

""Cerebral Venous Thrombosis""""Hypertensive Encephalopathy""; ""Ischaemic Stroke""; ""References""; ""Intracranial Hypertension Due to Disorders in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics""; ""General Data""; ""Disorders in Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Obstructive Hydrocephalus""; ""Clinical Presentation""; ""Hydrocephalus Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Intracranial Hypertension Due to Resorption Disorders""; ""References""; ""Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""; ""Diagnosis Criteria""; ""Clinical Presentation""; ""Treatment""; ""References""; ""Evolution and Prognosis""

""References""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60876-549-0

OCLC:

923658335