Intracranial Pressure
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Nursing Care of the Child with an Alteration in Intracranial Regulation/Neurologic Disorder — Maternity and Pediatric Nursing▶ 22:02That is a normal positive oculocephalic reflexOkay, but what if there is severe intracranial pressure crushing the brainstemIf the brainstem is damaged, that reflex arc is brokenNervous System Alterations — Introduction to Critical Care Nursing▶ 5:55They absolutely have toIf they don't, the intracranial pressure, your ICP skyrocketsAnd we can visualize this perfectly by looking at the intracranial pressure -volume curve detailed in the chapterAlterations of Neurologic Function in Children — Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children▶ 35:44Because a two - or three -year -old's cranial sutures are already mostly fused, the swelling brain has nowhere to goIntracranial pressure skyrocketsThe swelling tissue compresses the cerebral blood vessels, choking off the oxygen supply