Causes of intracranial hypertension*

Traumatic brain injury/intracranial hemorrhage

Subdural, epidural, or intraparenchymal hemorrhage

Ruptured aneurysm

Diffuse axonal injury

Arteriovenous malformation or other vascular anomalies

Central nervous system infections (eg, encephalitis, meningitis, abscess)

Ischemic stroke

Neoplasm

Vasculitis

Hydrocephalus

Hypertensive encephalopathy

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri)

* For further information on clinical manifestations, diagnosis, or treatment of these conditions, refer to specific UpToDate topics.

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