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It is well established that volatile anaesthetic drugs elevate ICP, and that the extent of the increase is related to the degree of intracranial compression present in any given patient. For a recent review see, for example, McDOWALL (5).
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McDowall, D.G. (1975). Chairman’s Introduction. In: Lundberg, N., Pontén, U., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure II. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66086-3_69
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