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Trauma, sport, and malignant cerebral edema
J B McQuillen1, E N McQuillen, P Morrow
1Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), University of Vermont, Burlington 05401.
The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
|March 1, 1988
Summary
Sudden brain swelling and death in young individuals after head trauma can result from increased blood volume or shifts in blood vessels. Asymptomatic encephalitis may also contribute to this severe condition.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pediatric Traumatology
- Pathophysiology
Background:
- Craniocerebral trauma in children and young adults can lead to sudden cerebral swelling and death.
- This is often attributed to increased intracerebral blood volume or redistribution within intracranial vessels.
- The concept of a "compliance compromised brain" has been proposed as a cause for "malignant cerebral edema" following sequential trauma.