Abstract
Different methods have been used to assess intracranial pressure (ICP). ICP is affected and often increased in the course of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). An increase in ICP may impede cerebral blood flow and induce ischemia. This chapter describes techniques of assessing intracranial pressure in animal models after SAH. The first part of the chapter explains how intracranial pressure can be measured and the second describes how cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can be reached and drained to study the CSF and to influence ICP after SAH. Each technique offers advantages and disadvantages and selection of one over the other depends upon the operator’s choice and availability of instruments.
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Jung, C.S., Unterberg, A.W. (2012). Intracranial Pressure Assessments. In: Chen, J., Xu, XM., Xu, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Animal Models of Acute Neurological Injuries II. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-576-3_27
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