what is icp
Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) is a rise in pressure around your brain. It may be due to an increase in the amount of fluid surrounding your brain. For example, there may be an increased amount of the cerebrospinal fluid that naturally cushions your brain or an increase in blood in the brain due to an injury or a ruptured tumor. Increased ICP can also mean that your brain tissue itself is swelling, either from injury or from an illness such as meningitis. Increased ICP can be the result of a brain injury. Alternately, it can cause a brain injury. Increased ICP is a life-threatening condition. A person showing symptoms of increased ICP must get emergency medical help right away.