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4/2012
vol. 4
 
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Review paper

Raised intracranial pressure

Wojciech Rolski

Medycyna Paliatywna 2012; 4: 191–196
Online publish date: 2013/01/31
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Raised intracranial pressure (CS) is a common neurological problem in palliative care. Most of symptoms of raised CS are consequence of brain structures shift than the absolute level of CS. The pathophysiology and symptoms of raised CS was presented. Effective palliative management of raised CS include osmotherapy with mannitol or hypertonic saline solution, steroids and loop diuretics.
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raised intracranial pressure, cerebral oedema, brain tumor

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