Methods of intracranial pressure monitoring

Intracranial pressure monitoring is of great importance in many neurosurgical conditions. This is because intracranial pressure monitoring not only responds to the severity of the disease, but is also very helpful in guiding treatment and determining prognosis. Currently, intracranial pressure monitoring can be performed by means of epidural, subdural, parenchymal and ventricular implanted intracranial pressure probes, with the intracranial pressure probe implanted in the ventricles as the gold standard, which best reflects the actual intracranial pressure values measured within the skull. The procedure is performed by positioning the device on the scalp, with a puncture point usually 2-3 cm above the hairline and a 2-3 cm parietal opening. After cutting the scalp, the skull is drilled with an electric drill, the dura is cut, and the device with the intracranial pressure probe is implanted into the brain parenchyma.