Signs and Symptoms Increased ICP (in children) (图)



Increased head circumference

Fontanelle changes: tense and bulging, closing late


Vomiting: possible projectile

Eye changes: diplopia, dialated pupil, papilledema

Vital Sign changes

  • Elevated temperature and BP (due to compression of cranial vessels)

  • Decreased pulse and RR (due to growing pressure on the brainstem)


Pain

  • Headache
  • Increasing with straining at stool (Valsalva maneuver) or holding breath
Mentation: irritabililty, sleepiness











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