Open AccessA History of the Study of Cerebral Edema
Author(s) -
B. Anthony Bell
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198312000-00022
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral edema , brain edema , edema , intensive care medicine , anesthesia
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.