cerebral edema

cerebral edema

n.

Brain swelling due to increased volume of the extravascular compartment from the uptake of water in the gray and white matter.

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Cerebral edema

Fluid collecting in the brain, causing tissue to swell.

Mentioned in: Shaken Baby Syndrome

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cerebral edema

Etymology: L, cerebrum + Gk, oidema, swelling

an accumulation of fluid in the brain tissues. Causes include infection, tumor, trauma, or exposure to certain toxins. Because the skull cannot expand to accommodate the fluid pressure, brain tissues are compressed. Early symptoms are changes in level of consciousness: sluggishness, then dilatation of one or both pupils, and a gradual loss of consciousness. Cerebral edema can be fatal.

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cerebral edema

Medtalk Brain swelling Neurology Swelling of cerebral interstitial tissue Etiology CE may be seen in bacterial meningitis in children, after trauma and in alcoholics Clinical Absent oculocephalic response, fixed eye deviation, coma Management IV mannitol, decompression