Historical aspects of normal and abnormal brain fluids. III. Cerebral edema.
The early life, death, and revival of the concept of cerebral edema are discussed. This unusual sequence has been related to a clinical syndrome, a vascular hypothesis, a unique brain circulation, and a new investigative technique: electron microscopy.
D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000266:history* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010539:Permeability