Today, many complain of unbearable headaches in the morning. So, some people do not pay any attention to this main symptom of intracranial pressure , attributing poor health to stress and lack of sleep. However, doctors warn that it is impossible to put such discomfort in a distant box. The thing is that the lack of timely treatment in this case can face much more dangerous consequences. Why?
general information
Our brain is very sensitive to various kinds of mechanical influences. That is why it is surrounded by a special protective shell, which is otherwise called cerebrospinal fluid. This medium is constantly produced by the so-called vascular plexuses of the ventricles of the brain itself, and then sequentially absorbed, thereby providing some pressure. Violation of this balance, as a rule, provokes
high intracranial pressure. Symptoms, according to experts, are practically the same for all people. However, we will talk about this somewhat below.
The main causes of the disease
- Inflammatory diseases (e.g., meningitis, encephalitis, etc.).
- Hypoxia of the brain.
- Congenital disorders in the central nervous system.
- Hemorrhage.
- Various types of head injuries.
Signs
According to experts, even the most insignificant symptom of intracranial pressure - a headache - can appear many years after the mechanical injuries that were discussed above. It is noteworthy that it most often increases in the second half of the night. In the morning, patients complain of a broken condition and a feeling of a heavy head.
In addition, the first signs of this problem include visual impairment and photophobia, and even bruising under the eyes. With the long-term preservation of this problem, you can notice changes in the pupils with the naked eye. For example, in one eye it can be expanded, and in the other, on the contrary, narrowed.
Very often there are violations against the background of a psychoemotional state. So, patients have increased irritability (especially in relation to people around them), relatively greater fatigue, constant weakness. According to experts, in this case, in the absence of timely treatment, the likelihood of developing a so-called pathological numbness is quite high, which ultimately leads to a coma.
Vegetovascular dystonia is another unpleasant symptom of intracranial pressure. It manifests itself in the form of increased sweating, heart palpitations and fainting. As a rule, in this case, the head begins to work literally like a barometer, that is, the lower the usual atmospheric pressure, the much higher the intracranial.
Note that a few less often diagnosed with high intracranial pressure in adolescents. Symptoms in this case are almost the same, but the consequences are somewhat different. If in adults this problem causes only insignificant changes in the work of some groups of organs, then the young generation in the absence of timely treatment is very likely to develop neurosis and even psychosis.
Diagnostics
If you find at least one symptom of intracranial pressure from the above, it is recommended that you consult a specialist without special delay.
It is believed that its parameters can be determined by introducing a needle into the skull with a special device - a manometer. However, modern medicine allows us to determine the presence of this problem in simpler ways, namely:
- fundus examination;
- echoencephalography (brain examination through ultrasound);
- computed x-ray tomography.
Treatment
First of all, a neurologist must determine the root cause that provoked the development of this problem. Note that, most likely, it will not work to bring pressure back to normal for the rest of your life. However, while following some recommendations and taking medications, it is still possible to improve the patient's condition. As a rule, diuretics and drugs are prescribed that normalize blood circulation in the vessels of the brain, as well as nourish them. For the entire period of therapy, fluid intake is sharply limited. It should be noted that the choice of specific drugs is up to the specialist. Be healthy!