If your loved one has suffered from a severe head injury during an accident, it is likely that doctors will be measuring something called intra-cranial pressure (ICP). The brain is enclosed in the bony skull, and normal pressure within the skull is between 7-15 mm/hg (millimeters of mercury). This pressure allows blood and fluid to […]
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