Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium, Hakone, Japan, November 10-13, 2002
edited by T. Kuroiwa, A. Baethmann, Z. Czernicki, J.T. Hoff, U. Ito, Y. Katayama, A. Marmarou, B.A.D. Mendelow, H.-J. Reulen.
Vienna
Springer Vienna
2003
(xv, 612 pages)
Acta neurochirurgica., Supplement ;, 86.
From the table of contents: General review --;Imaging --;Experimental global ischemia --;Experimental focal ischemia --;Clinical ischemia --;Experimental trauma --;Clinical trauma --;Spinal cord trauma --;Intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage --;Tumor --;Hydrocephalus --;Blood brain barrier, miscellaneous --;Blood brain barrier --;Roundtable discussion (Brain Edema 2002) --;Hakone best presentation award --;Author Index --;Index of Keywords.
Brain edema is a simple phenomenon - an abnormal increase of brain tissue volume by the increase of brain tissue water content. Major topics include molecular biology and blood-brain barrier disorders, ischemic and traumatic brain edema, imaging and diagnosis of brain edema, treatment and radiation effect.
Medicine.
Nervous system -- Surgery.
Neurosciences.
edited by T. Kuroiwa, A. Baethmann, Z. Czernicki, J.T. Hoff, U. Ito, Y. Katayama, A. Marmarou, B.A.D. Mendelow, H.-J. Reulen.