[Treatment of intracranial hypertension].

Objectives: To review the current therapeutic approach of intracranial hypertension in pediatric patients admitted to intensive care unit.

Sources Of Data: Bibliographic review of the subject based on Medline.

Summary Of The Findings: The authors noticed that some measures to control intracranial hypertension are consensual, and others remain controversial.

Conclusion: The goals of management of pediatric patients with intracranial hypertension include: normalizing the intracranial pressure, optimizing cerebral blood flow and cerebral perfusion pressure, preventing second insults that exacerbate secondary injury, and avoiding complications associated with the various treatment modalities employed.