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An easy to illustrate relationship between intracranial volume and intracranial pressure is proposed: Between the bubble and the leather of a slitted football an usual epidural pressure probe is introduced. By successively inflating the ball with a pump, the exponential increment of pressure can be demonstrated.
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Moskopp, D. Footballs and the principle of intracranial compliance. Neurosurg. Rev. 17, 221–223 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00418439
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00418439