Treatment of Cerebral Edema

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Pathophysiology of Vasogenic and Cytotoxic Brain Edema.
• The Brain Response to Infusion Edema: Dynamics of Fluid Resolution.
• Ischemic Cerebral Edema.
• Metabolic Effects of Corticosteroids in Central Nervous Tissue.
• The Kallikrein-Kinin-System as Mediator in Cerebral Edema, Recent Progress.
• Symptoms of Cerebral Edema.
• The Diagnosis of Brain Edema by Computed Tomography.
• Hyperosmolar Solutions and Diuretics in the Treatment of Brain Edema.
• The Effect of High Doses of Steroids on Traumatic Brain Edema.
• The Effect of Dexamethasone on the Level of Adrenaline and Noradrenaline in Patients with Multiple Injuries.
• The Influence of Dexamethasone on the Midbrain Syndrome After Severe Head Injury.
• Clinical Use of Steroids in Cerebral Abscesses.
• The Effect of High Doses of Dexamethasone on Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Cerebral Tumors.
• Use of Dexamethasone and Frusemide in Brain Edema Resulting from Brain Tumors.
• Effect of Dexamethasone on Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in Ischemic Cerebral Infarction.
• Is Brain Edema Amenable to Treatment?.