Brain Edema
MESHD001929
Increased intracellular or extracellular fluid in brain tissue. Cytotoxic brain edema (swelling due to increased intracellular fluid) is indicative of a disturbance in cell metabolism, and is commonly associated with hypoxic or ischemic injuries (see HYPOXIA, BRAIN). An increase in extracellular fluid may be caused by increased brain capillary permeability (vasogenic edema), an osmotic gradient, local blockages in interstitial fluid pathways, or by obstruction of CSF flow (e.g., obstructive HYDROCEPHALUS). (From Childs Nerv Syst 1992 Sep; 8(6):301-6)
Synonyms
- Edema, Brain
- Brain Swelling
- Brain Swellings
- Swelling, Brain
- Intracranial Edema
- Edema, Intracranial
- Cerebral Edema
- Edema, Cerebral
- Cytotoxic Brain Edema
- Brain Edema, Cytotoxic
- Edema, Cytotoxic Brain
- Vasogenic Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Edemas, Vasogenic
- Edema, Vasogenic Cerebral
- Cerebral Edema, Vasogenic
- Vasogenic Brain Edema
- Brain Edema, Vasogenic
- Edema, Vasogenic Brain
- Cytotoxic Cerebral Edema
- Cerebral Edema, Cytotoxic
- Edema, Cytotoxic Cerebral
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