adjective
definition
Of or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.
Examples of intracranial in a Sentence
The baby's brain hits the back of the skull if the child is thrown with even mild force and intracranial bleeding can result.
Swelling may raise pressure within the skull (intracranial pressure) and may block the flow of oxygen to the brain.
Seizures and focal neurological deficits were the main clinical features observed in patients with intracranial cavernous angiomas.
It has been well established that narcotics given to conscious patients with some degree of intracranial decompensation will cause a rise in intracranial pressure.
As NSAIDs can interfere with platelet function, they should be used with caution in patients with intracranial hemorrhage and bleeding diathesis.
The sole failure in the newly diagnosed group died early from an intracranial hemorrhage.
Cases of intracranial hypertension related to cerebral edema have been reported.
Our own studies in London suggest that intracranial melanosis is relatively rare.
We found evidence of intracranial or intraspinal melanosis in around 1 in 14 of these children.
The authors looked at patients who developed NEAD after having intracranial neurosurgery for reasons other than the control of refractory epilepsy.
The authors conclude that NEAD may develop after intracranial neurosurgery, carried out for reasons other than the control of refractory epilepsy.
Intracranial bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to restore blood flow around a blocked blood vessel in the brain.
Complications in children who have not had surgery are hypertension, aortic rupture, intracranial bleeding, and congestive heart failure.
The brain swelling and increased intracranial pressure can lead to a potentially fatal result.
Sturge (1850-1919), who first described the condition, and Frederick Parkes Weber (1863-1962) who demonstrated its intracranial calcifications.
The drug also causes benign intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) and mood changes.
In the brain, it causes fluid accumulation (edema), which leads to a rise in pressure in the brain (intracranial pressure).
Intracranial pressure is monitored and, if elevated, is treated with drugs such as mannitol and barbiturates placing the patient on a ventilator so that hyperventilation can be used.