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What are the features of raised ICP in infants?

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Infants have open AF, so what are the features of raised ICP in infants?

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Irritability
Shrill cry
Inconsolable crying
Neck retraction
Vomiting
Seizures
Lethargy
and decreased sensorium with refusal to feed.

Increasing head size and bulged anterior frontanel with separation of sutures.
Crack pot sound on percussion.

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