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Intracranial Pressure Monitor

Intracranial Pressure Monitor - Symptoms

Intracranial Pressure Monitor - How to prevent?

Intracranial Pressure Monitor - Diagnosis

Intracranial Pressure Monitor - Treatments

Procedure Description

General anaesthesia

After cleaning, local anaesthetic is infiltrated and a linear incision is made
A burr hole is created by drilling the skull bone till the inner table is breached
The dural covering is diathermised along with the underlying pia and the monitor is then inserted into the brain and tunnelled out of the scalp
The incision is closed

Intracranial Pressure Monitor - Preparing for surgery

Intracranial Pressure Monitor - Other Information

Article contributed by National Neuroscience Institute

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