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View Post: Nicotine Exacerbates Brain Edema during in vitro and in vivo Focal ...
4 Nov 2009 by Paulson, J. R, Yang, T., Selvaraj, P. K,...  
Attenuation of abluminal NKCC suggests that accumulation of ions in the brain extracellular fluid would result in an increase of fluid or cytotoxic edema in the brain during hypoxia-aglycemia or stroke conditions. ...
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View Post: Edema - NeuroTalk Communities
30 Oct 2009 by JRC000  
I did not know what forum to post this question to. I recently was in the hospital and following many vein punches to diagnose my problem I developed edema. The cardiologist told me not to worry, the edema was not related to the heart ...
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View Post: Assessment of Myocardial Edema by Computed Tomography in ...
12 Oct 2009 by Mahnken, AH, Bruners, P., Bornikoel, CM,...  
Background: Several studies proved the value of detecting myocardial edema from T2-weighted cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for differentiating acute from chronic MI. Computed tomography is suited for depicting MI, but there are no ...
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View Post: Edaravone for macular edema due to branch retinal vein occlusion ...
24 Oct 2009
Patients given edaravone (Radicut, Mitsubishi Pharma Co, Japan) during arteriovenous sheathotomy for macular edema associated with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) had beter post-operative visual acuity than patients that did not ...
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View Post: Edema: Swelling During Pregnancy
4 Nov 2009
It's edema at it's worst (or maybe best?) making me super uncomfortable. It even hurts to walk. I can't even fit into certain shoes because of the swelling! All this excess fluid is normal, I'm told, especially for me, a twin mama-to-be ...
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