dimecres, 6 de maig del 2015

Sounding out intracranial pressure with a hearing test

Vector is Children's Hospital Boston's blog about research and innovation in pediatric and adult medicine. We report and comment on medical innovations and advances – from bench to bedside – touching on scientific, business and policy issues. Our ranks include science writers, physicians, lab researchers, market analysts and others inside and outside the hospital.

By Nancy Fliesler

Brain tumors, traumatic head injury and a number of brain and nervous system conditions can cause pressure to build up inside the skull. As intracranial pressure (ICP) rises it can compress the brain and result in swelling of the optic nerves, damaging brain tissue and causing irreversible vision loss.

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