You are in Medical Library . Causes, Incidence and Risk Factors Increased intracranial pressure is almost always indicative of severe medical problems. Many conditions can cause increases in the intracranial pressure including metabolic, toxic, traumatic, infectious, neoplastic and idiopathic.
Adults tolerate increased intracranial pressure less well.
This condition is critical. The affected person will be in the hospital, possibly in an intensive care unit. Home care instructions will be sent home after the condition that caused the increased pressure has been resolved. Slow increases may be tolerated fairly well if the condition causing the increase can be controlled. Complications brainstem herniation Calling Your Health Care Provider Children and adults with increased intracranial pressure are, by the time the diagnosis is made, in the hospital.