Cerebral oedema is a dangerous complication in many brain-related conditions such as strokes. Researchers have now developed a new measurement method that enables a better understanding of the ...

PATIENTS receiving cortico-steroid therapy who underwent craniotomy were observed to have a smoother post-operative course than would have been expected 1. Surgeons were thus led deliberately to ...

New research shows that a cocktail of drugs already approved to treat high blood pressure quickly reduces brain swelling and improves outcomes in animal models of brain injury. Cerebral edema, the ...

K.C. Brennan, M.D., Punam Sawant-Pokam, Ph.D. Following a brain-injuring bump or blow to the head, brain cells and blood vessels typically swell. This can lead to a potentially life-threatening ...

Cerebral oedema is a dangerous complication in many brain-related conditions such as strokes. Researchers at the Institute of Neurobiology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have developed ...