Increased intracellular or extracellular fluid in brain tissue. Cytotoxic brain edema (swelling due to increased intracellular fluid) is indicative of a disturbance in cell metabolism, and is commonly associated with hypoxic or ischemic injuries (see HYPOXIA, BRAIN). An increase in extracellular fluid may be caused by increased brain capillary permeability (vasogenic edema), an osmotic gradient, local blockages in interstitial fluid pathways, or by obstruction of CSF flow (e.g., obstructive HYDROCEPHALUS). (From Childs Nerv Syst 1992 Sep; 8(6):301-6)

Descriptor ID	D001929
MeSH Number(s)	C10.228.140.187
Concept/Terms	Brain Edema Brain Edema Edema, Brain Intracranial Edema Edema, Intracranial Brain Swelling Brain Swellings Swelling, Brain Vasogenic Cerebral Edema Vasogenic Cerebral Edema Cerebral Edemas, Vasogenic Edema, Vasogenic Cerebral Cerebral Edema, Vasogenic Cytotoxic Cerebral Edema Cytotoxic Cerebral Edema Cerebral Edema, Cytotoxic Edema, Cytotoxic Cerebral Vasogenic Brain Edema Vasogenic Brain Edema Brain Edema, Vasogenic Edema, Vasogenic Brain Cerebral Edema Cerebral Edema Edema, Cerebral Cytotoxic Brain Edema Cytotoxic Brain Edema Brain Edema, Cytotoxic Edema, Cytotoxic Brain

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