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cerebral edema

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Noun1.cerebral edema - swelling of the brain due to the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter
dropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema - swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities


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Acute mountain sickness, with symptoms such as headaches and vomiting, can easily develop into the much more serious high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) or pulmonary edema (HAPE).
45 pm a CT scan of the brain showed massive intracerebral and intra-ventricular haemorrhage with severe cerebral edema.
She also came face to face with death on the mountain after developing suspected cerebral edema - a brain swelling condition related to low oxygen levels in the air.
 
 
 
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