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Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

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This chapter focuses on the classification, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of increased intracranial pressure.

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Kung, D., Nguyen, T., Das, R. (2019). Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP). In: Absolute Case-Based Neurology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11132-8_12

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