Effective treatments for severely raised intracranial pressure include

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Effective treatments for severely raised intracranial pressure include.

Removal of cerebrospinal fluid by lumbar puncture.
Reduction of extracellular fluid by diuretics.
Creating an anastomosis between a cerebral ventricle and a neck vein.
Creating an anastomosis between intracranial subdural space and the peritoneal cavity.
Placing the patient recumbent with the legs raised.

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A. False This may cause fatal compression of the brainstem if the medulla is forced (coned) into the foramen magnum.

B. True This reduces formation of cerebrospinal fluid.

C. True This facilitates drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.

D. False CSF is in the subarachnoid space.

E. False This would increase intracranial pressure due to gravitational effects and impair CSF drainage by raising pressure in the venous sinuses.

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