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Tag Cerebral oedema
CCC Critical Care compendium 340

Cerebral oedema

TYPES Cytotoxic edema Intracellular edema Intact blood brain barrier Loss of grey-white differentiation as it predominantly affects grey matter) suggests stroke or hypoxic encephalopathy “restricted diffusion” pattern on MRI Vasogenic edema Extracellular edema Loss of integrity of blood brain barrier…