dictionary help| Cushing phenomenon | medical dictionary |
A rise in systemic blood pressure when the intracranial pressure acutely increases, usually in excess of 50% of the systolic arterial pressure.
Synonyms: Cushing effect, Cushing response.
(05 Mar 2000)
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