3.7.8
Oedema, Cerebral
Malawi Standard Treatment Guidelines, 6th Edition, 2023. Chapter 3, Central Nervous System Conditions.
Clinical Description
Swelling of brain parenchymal tissue, due to vasogenic, cytotoxic and osmotic causes. Only the vasogenic causes, such as brain tumours and inflammation, respond to corticosteroids.
Treatment
- Consider mannitol for brain oedema in traumatic brain injury causing raised intracranial pressure, pending neurosurgical intervention.
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