Medical Glossary

ICP

Intercranial pressure.

Idiopathic

Pertaining to conditions without clear cause, as of spontaneous origins.

Impulse

A wave of depolarization conducted along a nerve fiber or muscle fiber.

Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP)

An increase in CSF production or blockage resulting in pressure on the brain. The skull cannot expand to accommodate the pressure which leads to symptoms.

Inferior

Situated below something else, pertaining to the lower surface of a part.

Invasive Procedures

A medical procedure which necessitates entrance into the body as part of the action required.

Ipsilateral

On the same side; affecting the same side of the body. Said of findings (paralysis) appearing on the same side of the body as the brain or spinal cord lesion producing them.

Ischemia

A deficiency of blood in a part of the body.
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