Hydrocephalus — revision of its definition and classification with special reference to “intractable infantile hydrocephalus”

Classification of the cerebral edemas wi

Classification of the cerebral edemas with reference to hydrocephalus and pseudotumor cerebri

✍ Thomas H. Milhorat 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 717 KB

Cerebral edema is a common clinical disorder that results from an abnormal increase in water content within the extracellular (EC) compartment of the brain. It is distinguished from two other types of brain bulk enlargement: (1) vascular swelling, caused by arterial dilatation or venous obstruction;