brain swelling
Intracranial pressure buildup
Brain swelling is the accumulation of fluid in brain tissue, causing dangerous pressure inside the skull.
The medical term is cerebral edema.
It can result from head injury, stroke, infection, or other conditions.
Brain swelling is a medical emergency—the rigid skull cannot expand to accommodate the swollen tissue, so pressure builds rapidly: The CT scan showed significant brain swelling.
- hydrocephalusAbnormal cranial fluid buildup
- comaUnwakeable unconsciousness
- loss of consciousnessAwareness temporarily ceasing
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- herniationOrgan protruding abnormally
headache · trauma · nausea · dizziness · vomiting · pressure buildup · meningitis · head injury · altitude sickness · infection · subdural hematoma · emergency room · memory loss · confusion · encephalitis · corticosteroids · altered consciousness · cranium
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- brain damagecognitive decline, cognitive deficits, dementia, memory loss, neurodegeneration
- Brain Disordersdementia, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's disease
- head conditionsconcussion, headache, migraine, meningitis, encephalitis
- pediatric neurologyepilepsy, seizures, cerebral palsy, seizure, developmental delay
- Brain InjuriesTBI, concussion, head wound, subdural hematoma, cerebral hemorrhage