Effects of caffeine on intracranial pressure and pain perception in freely moving rats.

Ida Marchen Egerod Israelsen Connar Stanley James Westgate Christina Kamp-Jensen Rigmor Hoejland Jensen Sajedeh Eftekhari

Published in: Headache (2023)

This study demonstrates that caffeine has a lowering effect on ICP as an acute treatment. Interestingly, caffeine acutely caused an increased response in cephalic thresholds supporting hypoalgesic effects. Future studies investigating the beneficial effects of caffeine for elevated ICP are warranted.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
liver failure
pain management
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
spinal cord injury
aortic dissection
case control
postoperative pain
acute respiratory distress syndrome