A Simulation Study of Intracranial Pressure Increment Using an Electrical Circuit Model of Cerebral Circulation

Abstract

An electrical circuit model of the cerebral circulation is presented. Changes of pulsatile waves of the intracranial pressure (ICP) and the cerebral blood volume (CBV) with ICP increment were investigated by simulation of the cerebral blood flow using this model. The simulation is performed by a small signal approximation using the pulsatile component. The results obtained are able to explain the phenomenon of changes in pulsatile wave of ICP with ICP increment. With regard to the CBV, the modeling results are useful for application to rheoencephalography (REG) using electrical impedance method for noninvasive ICP monitoring.