What is the Monroe Kellie Hypothesis and why is this important to your patient with increased intracranial pressure?

What is the Monroe Kellie Hypothesis and why is this important to your patient with increased intracranial pressure? 




Answer: In the adult, the rigid cranial cavity created by the skull is normally filled to capacity with three essentially non-compressible elements: the brain (80%), cerebrospinal fluid (8%) and blood (12%). A state of dynamic equilibrium exists; if the volume of any of the three components increases, the volume of the others must decrease to maintain normal pressures within the cranial cavity. This is known as the Monro-Kellie hypothesis.

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