What Causes Stage 1 of Intracranial Hypertension

question 45

Multiple Choice

What causes stage 1 of intracranial hypertension?

• A) Loss of autoregulation that normally maintains constant blood flow during changes in cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP)
• B) Displacement of cerebrospinal fluid followed by compression of the cerebral venous system
• C) Vasoconstriction of the cerebral arterial system with reciprocal increase in systemic blood pressure
• D) Compression of the medulla oblongata in the brain stem by herniation of the cerebral cortex

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