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Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure

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This chapter discusses the intracranial pressure (ICP) in the growing child and young adult. The purpose is to give the reader a condensed view of possible causes, symptoms, and the basal initial management in general and at different ages in the child with a pathological high intracranial pressure.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Bengt Gustavsson MD

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  1. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Astrid Lindgrens Barnsjukhus, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Thomas Sejersen

  2. Department of Pediatric Neurology, Driscoll Children's Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

    Ching H. Wang

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Gustavsson, B. (2014). Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure. In: Sejersen, T., Wang, C. (eds) Acute Pediatric Neurology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-491-3_12

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