Controlling the increased intracranial pressure: A neurointensivist’s point of view

Abstract

The management of severe traumatic brain injury still represents a challenge for the neurosurgeons and neurointensivist specialists. The central aim of the therapy is lowering the intracranial pressure. There are many ways of accomplishing this goal, by means of medical or surgical treatment. This article is a review of the papers and guidelines in the literature regarding the control of the elevated intracranial pressure.