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A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department after being in a motor vehicle accident. The child experienced head trauma in the accident. When assessing the child, which will be the first change noted in the presence of increasing intercranial pressure?

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Change in level of consciousness.

  • Intercranial pressure may also be called brain swelling or cerebral edema.
  • The skull contains the brain, blood and cerebrospinal fluid.

What is the intercranial pressure?

  • A brain injury or another medical condition can cause growing pressure inside  skull.
  • Signs of intracranial pressure include a headache and the feeling of increased pressure when lying down and relieved pressure when standing.
  • Nausea, vomiting, vision changes, changes in behavior and seizures

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