Reaction profile
The FDA adverse-event record for increased intracranial pressure
12 FDA reports name increased intracranial pressure, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 634). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.
- #2386 of 2,481
- by report volume (all reactions)
- 12
- reports citing this reaction
- 83.3%
- death-coded share
- Dog
- most-affected species
Release-over-release change
What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot
PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Increased intracranial pressure has 12 reports now versus 11 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (9.1%).
- Report change
- +1
- Death-coded reports
- +1
- Death-coded share
- +1.5 pts
This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.
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Code 634 VOL-TRACE
VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL
- VOL-TRACE 12 reports
- DEATH-HOT 83.3%
- BOTTOM-DECILE #2386/2481
- PHOTO-FINISH Agitated state of mind
- SPECIES-DOG Dog · 11
- DRUG-LEAD Dexamethasone Sod… · 3
- DESK-WIDE 9 breeds
- BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields
Nearest volume peer: Agitated state of mind (±0 reports)
Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.
Lower-volume neighbourhood around Increased intracranial pressure
Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.
Increased intracranial pressure: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate
Signature read: Increased intracranial pressure's 83.3% death-coded share is among the highest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 12 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 10 of 12 reports (83.3% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Agitated state of mind (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (11). Lead co-reported drug Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate (3).
Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.
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Associated Drugs
What to do with this reaction
- Read how death-coded share differs from a mortality rate before drawing conclusions. Understanding adverse events
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A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.
Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025
Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →