Intracranial hypertension [[electronic resource] /] / Stefan Mircea Iencean and Alexandru Vladimir Ciurea

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459307003321
• Autore: Iencean Stefan Mircea
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, c2009
• ISBN: 1-60876-549-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Collana: Neurology--laboratory and clinical research development series
• Altri autori (Persone): CiureaA. V
• Disciplina: 616.1/32
• Soggetti: Intracranial hypertension; Hypertension; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Intracranial Hyptertension Genberal Approach""; ""General Approach and Short History""; ""Classification of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology""; ""The Cranio-Spinal Space""; ""Nervous Parenchyma""; ""The Ventricular System""; ""Brain Blood Barrier""; ""The Cerebrospinal Fluid""; ""Dynamics of Intracranial Fluids""; ""References""; ""Intracranial Pressure""; ""General Considerations""; ""Intracranial Pressure Relationships""; ""Intracranial Pressure Waves""; ""Intracranial Pressure Increase""""Compensating Mechanisms""; ""Intracranial Pressure Measurement""; ""References""; ""Pathogenesis of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""; ""Modifications of the Cerebral Parenchyma""; ""Alteration of Cerebrospinal Fluid""; ""Cerebrovascular Reactivity""; ""Decompensation of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Clinical Presentation of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Signs and Symptoms""; ""ICH Syndrome in Infants and Young Children""; ""ICH Syndrome in Old People""; ""References""; ""Decompensation of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""""Consciousness Disorders and Coma""; ""Focal Neurological Deficit""; ""Cranial Nerve Paralysis""; ""Vegetative Disorders""; ""Decompensated Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Paraclinical Explorations""; ""General Data""; ""The ; Ophthalmologic Examination""; ""Skull X-Ray""; ""CT Scan""; ""Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)""; ""Intracranial Pressure Management""; ""References""; ""Intracranial Hypertension Classification""; ""Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Vascular Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Intracranial Hypertension Due to Disorders in the Dynamics of the Cerebrospinal Fluid""""Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Differential Diagnosis""; ""Clinical Differential Diagnosis""; ""Diagnosis of Forms of Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Diagnosis of the ICH Clinical Stage""; ""References""; ""Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""; ""Acute Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""Progressive Parenchymatous Intracranial Hypertension""; ""References""; ""Vascular Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""; ""Cerebral Venous Thrombosis""""Hypertensive Encephalopathy""; ""Ischaemic Stroke""; ""References""; ""Intracranial Hypertension Due to Disorders in the Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics""; ""General Data""; ""Disorders in Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow and Obstructive Hydrocephalus""; ""Clinical Presentation""; ""Hydrocephalus Diagnosis""; ""Treatment""; ""Intracranial Hypertension Due to Resorption Disorders""; ""References""; ""Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension""; ""General Data""; ""Diagnosis Criteria""; ""Clinical Presentation""; ""Treatment""; ""References""; ""Evolution and Prognosis""; ""References""