A history of the study of cerebral edema.
A brief review of the historical concepts underlying our present knowledge of cerebral edema is presented, together with the evolution of attempts to measure the edema.
D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans