761 Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema

Background: Mannitol and hypertonic saline are the most frequently used hyperosmolar agents to treat cerebral edema resulting from acute brain injury. However, there several issues with using therapies. Here, we focus on potential adverse effects of therapies practical tips overcome these in neurointensive care unit.Current Concepts: Among used, mannitol may decrease intravascular volume pose a...

A 40-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with pulmonary edema without signs of left ventricular failure. Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema was diagnosed, and a subsequent workup identified a pheochromocytoma as the cause of this condition. The clinical picture could be mimicked by infusion of exogenous norepinephrine. It is concluded that surges of catecholamines from a pheochromocytoma may ...

Background: Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (CHS) is a failure of autoregulation after revascularization procedure. It has rarely been reported in patients with no pre-existing cerebral hypoperfusion. Case Report: We present rare case patient who underwent stent graft implantation to treat postirradiated carotid blowout syndrome. The developed hypertension, focal neurological deficit, and seiz...

brain edema plays an important role in secondary tissue damage following traumatic brain injury (tbi) but the underlying mechanisms are not entirely elucidated. the g protein coupled receptor fm-4 and its ligands, neuromedin s (nms) and neuromedin u (nmu), are expressed in diverse brain areas, and have a variety of roles in nociception, inflammation, and stress but their probable changes after ...

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