Brain Edema News Today

Cerebral edema or brain swelling occurs due to increased amounts of fluid in the brain and may result in death unless treated promptly.

Or slowing of that clinical cognitive decline. they also looked at plaque in the brain. not surprisingly, the group that got the drug, the plaque decreased. >> still decline in cognitive ability but slower decline for people on the drug. >> thats right. >> the risks and side effects. important. >> always important to talk about this. we are always weighing and risks and benefits. there were some adverse side effects we should point out. the most common was infusion reactions. but they also saw i...

Were some adverse side effects associated with the drug lecanemab that we should point out. the most to come was infusion reactions. but they also saw on increase in brain edema, or swelling in the lecanemab group as well as the bone group, as well as a brain hemorrhage or bleeding. most of these are mild and asymptomatic and got better, however, brain bleeding and swelling can cause headache, confusion, visual changes, hospitalization, and have a longer term impact. when you compare the overall...

Fatigue, muscle aches, headaches, nausea and vomiting. if we think this is severe enough we restrict the amount of fluid to 2 liters or 1.5 liters a day. we dont want you diluting the blood further. then the sodium goes down more and you might end up having a seizure. >> its important to really know what the diagnosis is, not only look at the sodium but you have to understand if its as a result of too much fluid or whether youre losing salt. each one have completely different kind of treatment a...