[Non-traumatic cerebral hematoma and the mechanisms of intracranial volume compensation].

The results are presented of measurements of the intracranial pressure, pressure instability index and shifting of ventricular structures in 42 patients with non-traumatic intracerebral haematoma. Only the value of the instability index showed a correlation with the state of consciousness. For a more complete assessment of the state of sufficiency of the intracranial pressure compensation mechanism all these parameters should be analysed jointly.