Elevated Intracranial Pressure Symptoms Treatment
As small as that space within the human skull is, the brain has to share it with other substances. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is one such element whose role it is to encase and cushion the brain. Blood also flows into that intracranial space, supplying the brain with oxygen while ridding it of toxins. Problems arise when one of these three components—brain tissue, CSF, and blood—requires more space. Oftentimes, the body can compensate, usually by reducing blood flow or effectively squeezing out CSF....