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Prognosticai significance of intracranial pressure (ICP) is today a question which is still discussed. The problem lies mainly in the quest of ICP data that could have a statistical use. The rough value of ICP is certainly not sufficient, nor is the cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP): the data are not normalized and cannot be used in a statistical way. Referring to the well-known BURTON’S diagram (2) it can be said, that the radial component Tr of the vasomotor tone exactly equilibrates the gradient between the mean ICP (MICP) and the mean arterial blood pressure (MABP). Then: Tr = MABP — MICP = CPP.
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de Rougemont, J., Benabid, A.L., Chirossel, J.P., Barge, M. (1976). The Brain Vasomotor Tone Index as Prognosis Leader in Severe Head Injuries. In: Beks, J.W.F., Bosch, D.A., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66508-0_22
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