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Basal ganglia edema

MedGen UID:
1369249
•Concept ID:
C4476559
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Edema of the basal ganglia; Oedema of the basal ganglia
 
HPO: HP:0025039

Definition

Swelling within the basal ganglia due to the accumulation of fluid. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Aquaporins in cerebrovascular disease: a target for treatment of brain edema?
Badaut J, Ashwal S, Obenaus A
Cerebrovasc Dis 2011;31(6):521-31. Epub 2011 Apr 12 doi: 10.1159/000324328. PMID: 21487216Free PMC Article
CNS aspergillosis: recognition, diagnosis and management.
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CNS Drugs 2007;21(8):659-76. doi: 10.2165/00023210-200721080-00004. PMID: 17630818

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cranial computed tomographic findings in a large group of children with drowning: diagnostic, prognostic, and forensic implications.
Rafaat KT, Spear RM, Kuelbs C, Parsapour K, Peterson B
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2008 Nov;9(6):567-72. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31818c8955. PMID: 18838936
Comparison of intracranial computed tomographic (CT) findings in pediatric abusive and accidental head trauma.
Hymel KP, Rumack CM, Hay TC, Strain JD, Jenny C
Pediatr Radiol 1997 Sep;27(9):743-7. doi: 10.1007/s002470050215. PMID: 9285736
The role of early MR in the evaluation of the term infant with seizures.
Rollins NK, Morriss MC, Evans D, Perlman JM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994 Feb;15(2):239-48. PMID: 8192067Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

A case of hypophysis with HIV negative cryptococcal meningitis.
Chi H, Yang Y, Zhang J, Liu D
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2023 Sept 28;48(9):1419-1424. doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2023.220441. PMID: 38044654Free PMC Article
Postoperative complications of central neurocytoma.
Jin Y, Qiu Y, Zhang X
J Craniofac Surg 2013;24(5):e533-7. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a23794. PMID: 24036838
Cranial computed tomographic findings in a large group of children with drowning: diagnostic, prognostic, and forensic implications.
Rafaat KT, Spear RM, Kuelbs C, Parsapour K, Peterson B
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2008 Nov;9(6):567-72. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31818c8955. PMID: 18838936
Comparison of intracranial computed tomographic (CT) findings in pediatric abusive and accidental head trauma.
Hymel KP, Rumack CM, Hay TC, Strain JD, Jenny C
Pediatr Radiol 1997 Sep;27(9):743-7. doi: 10.1007/s002470050215. PMID: 9285736
The role of early MR in the evaluation of the term infant with seizures.
Rollins NK, Morriss MC, Evans D, Perlman JM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994 Feb;15(2):239-48. PMID: 8192067Free PMC Article

Therapy

A case of hypophysis with HIV negative cryptococcal meningitis.
Chi H, Yang Y, Zhang J, Liu D
Zhong Nan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban 2023 Sept 28;48(9):1419-1424. doi: 10.11817/j.issn.1672-7347.2023.220441. PMID: 38044654Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Cranial computed tomographic findings in a large group of children with drowning: diagnostic, prognostic, and forensic implications.
Rafaat KT, Spear RM, Kuelbs C, Parsapour K, Peterson B
Pediatr Crit Care Med 2008 Nov;9(6):567-72. doi: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31818c8955. PMID: 18838936
The role of early MR in the evaluation of the term infant with seizures.
Rollins NK, Morriss MC, Evans D, Perlman JM
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994 Feb;15(2):239-48. PMID: 8192067Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Comparison of intracranial computed tomographic (CT) findings in pediatric abusive and accidental head trauma.
Hymel KP, Rumack CM, Hay TC, Strain JD, Jenny C
Pediatr Radiol 1997 Sep;27(9):743-7. doi: 10.1007/s002470050215. PMID: 9285736

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