- Intracranial
- Intracranial In`tra*cra"ni*al, a. Within the cranium or skull. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Intracranial
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intracranial — [in΄trə krā′nē əl] adj. existing or occurring within the cranium [intracranial pressure] … English World dictionary
Intracranial — Within the cranium, the bony dome that houses and protects the brain. An intracranial hemorrhage is bleeding within the cranium due, for example, to a stroke or leakage of blood from an aneurysm in the brain. The intracranial pressure is the… … Medical dictionary
intracranial — adjective Date: circa 1849 existing or occurring within the cranium; also affecting or involving intracranial structures • intracranially adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Intracranial pressure — (ICP) is the pressure inside the skull and thus in the brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The body has various mechanisms by which it keeps the ICP stable, with CSF pressures varying by about 1 mmHg in normal adults through shifts in… … Wikipedia
Intracranial EEG — (I EEG), sometimes called a sub dural EEG (SD EEG), is where the electrodes for an electroencephalograph (EEG) are placed near the surface of the brain. [ [http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/Epilepsy/Intracranial EEG.aspx?articleID=7016 categoryID=EP… … Wikipedia
intracranial thrombosis — intracranial sinus thrombosis sinus t … Medical dictionary
Intracranial hemorrhage — ICD9|432, ICD9|850 ICD9|854 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000796 eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 177 MeshID = D020300 An intracranial hemorrhage is a hemorrhage, or bleeding, within the skull. CausesIntracranial bleeding occurs when a blood… … Wikipedia
Intracranial berry aneurysm — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 1358 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002532 An intracranial berry aneurysm, also known as a saccular aneurysm, is a sac like outpouching… … Wikipedia
intracranial epidural abscess — an epidural abscess of the brain, located between the dura mater and the skull, which may cause dangerously increased intracranial pressure … Medical dictionary
intracranial hemorrhage — bleeding within the cranium, which may be extradural, subdural, subarachnoid, or cerebral (parenchymatous); all types can cause brain damage because of increased intracranial pressure. See also stroke syndrome, under syndrome … Medical dictionary
