Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. ... Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A blow to the head from a fall, accident or other impact is a primary cause.

When brain swelling was present, it was more often bilateral in pediatric patients (83% vs 34%, P<0.001), reported William Stewart, MBChB, PhD, of Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow ...

Health The brain's waste disposal system can prevent swelling after an injury. A blow to the head may suppress the brain's waste disposal system, leading to a dangerous build-up of fluid.

After traumatic brain injury, craniectomy — a neurosurgical procedure in which part of the skull is removed — provides patients with better protection from death related to swelling of the ...

It was severe head trauma," Kenneth Sheely told the New York Times. Sheely had uncontrollable brain swelling, the Times reported , which may have been caused by successive concussions leading to ...

At autopsy, macroscopic evidence of brain swelling was more prevalent in children compared with adults (83% vs 65%, P=0.02).When brain swelling was present, it was more often bilateral in ...