A severe complication of elevated intracranial pressure is
A) Cushing reflex.
B) brain herniation.
C) burr hole.
D) hydrocephalus.

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A dreaded complication of elevated ICP is brain compression and herniation.Compression of midbrain and brainstem structures is associated with rapid neurologic demise unless corrected quickly.An extreme increase in ICP precipitates a reaction by the sympathetic nervous system as it attempts to maintain perfusion.Cushing reflex is the brain's effort to reestablish cerebral perfusion.A burr hole is an opening in the skull which is used to monitor ICP.A cause of increased ICP is an excessive accumulation of CSF (hydrocephalus).

A Severe Complication of Elevated Intracranial Pressure Is