A swelling in the brain caused by the presence of excessive fluid.
Example sentencesExamples
However, some patients may present with cerebral edema before treatment is started.
Administration of fluids to severely hyponatremic patients may result in fatal cerebral edema.
In contrast, cerebral edema was present in 4 of 10 fatal cases in the Paris series (although in 2, septic shock was a confounder), and in 1 there was herniation.
In severe cases, the mistaken treatment of an overhydrated patient with intravenous fluids can be life threatening, resulting in cerebral edema and death.
I'm pretty sure the poor trekkers thought we must be suffering from cerebral edema.
Definition of cerebral edema in US English:
cerebral edema
noun
Medicine
A swelling in the brain caused by the presence of excessive fluid.
Example sentencesExamples
I'm pretty sure the poor trekkers thought we must be suffering from cerebral edema.
Administration of fluids to severely hyponatremic patients may result in fatal cerebral edema.
However, some patients may present with cerebral edema before treatment is started.
In contrast, cerebral edema was present in 4 of 10 fatal cases in the Paris series (although in 2, septic shock was a confounder), and in 1 there was herniation.
In severe cases, the mistaken treatment of an overhydrated patient with intravenous fluids can be life threatening, resulting in cerebral edema and death.