How to check intracranial pressure

Intracranial pressure may indicate a number of serious diseases: from mechanical injury skull to cancer neoplasms. At first symptoms, it is necessary to contact the neuropathologist for advice and appoint additional examinations. What are the modern methods for determining intracranial pressure? Unfortunately, household methods do not exist. This will require special medical equipment and inpatient stay.

It is possible to suspect elevated intracranial pressure according to certain symptoms, but they are not a reason for setting the final diagnosis, but only indicate the need to visit a specialist. Symptoms may be the following:

strong headaches of different etiology: from the minor to pulsating;
nausea and vomiting;
sharp rapid drop in view;
split in the eyes;
for children up to a year, the characteristic signs of increased intracranial pressure are the rapid growth of the head of the head, swelling and ripple of the spring, development delay.

An ophthalmologist when inspecting the Eye DNA may suspect pressure increase. In case of disease, due to a violation of blood outflow from the eye, the swelling of the optic nerve disk will be noticeable. This symptom is a significant reason to write a patient for additional instrumental examinations.

To determine intracranial pressure, the magnetic resonance imaging method and computer diagnostics are used. These methods cannot reliably confirm or disprove the increase in the CBD, but with their help you can detect the causes of symptoms: assess the amount of intracranial fluid, the presence or absence of neoplasms, developmental anomalies.

The electroencephalography method is based on the tracking by a special apparatus of an echohetsofalographer pulsation of the brain vessels. The method also does not give grounds for setting the final diagnosis.

Ultrasound examination is carried out only for children up to a year who have not yet a sponge. It is through it that looks through the ventricles of the brain. With an increase in the organ and the presence of characteristic symptoms, doctors are inclined to the diagnosis of increased intracranial pressure. The procedure is painless and relatively safe for kids.

Effective methods for diagnosing a violation of the CBF are the spinal points and the introduction of special devices in the brain ventricular region. The last method is used only in emergency cases: a sensor or catheter is introduced into a trepanitative hole and placed the unit in the required skull area. The sensor will only measure intracranial pressed. While the catheter can reduce it, pumping out the accumulated liquid. The process of performing a spinal point is as follows:

The patient is placed on the right side, processes the place of the intended puncture by an antiseptic.
A special needle is introduced into the lumbar spine to the necessary depth.
Attached to the needle, the pressure gauge and the height of the fluid column determine the pressure.
Conduct fluid for bacteriological and cell analysis.
After carrying out the procedure of the patient transported to the ward and laid down the stomach down for 2 hours. The next 4 hours are regularly observed for the patient's condition. Recommended bed mode 3 days after surgery.

Determination of intracranial pressure - the procedure is often painful, requiring medical professionalism and surgical intervention. Urgent appeal to the doctor, attentive attitude to their own health will help to avoid additional complications and to identify the disease.