plateau wave

plateau wave
a wave seen during intracranial pressure monitoring in advanced stages of increased pressure with hypoxia of brain cells; a rapid increase in pressure is followed by a plateau of high pressure lasting for 5 to 30 minutes before the decline in pressure begins.

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