Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce pressure and protect the brain.

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Fluid buildup in your brain (hydrocephalus) that causes swelling and pressure; If the injury is close to the base of your skull, it can hurt the nerves in your brain (cranial nerves).

The formation of amyloid plaques in the brain is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. But drugs designed to reduce accumulations of these plaques have so far yielded, at best, mixed results in clinical ...

A new study is reporting more than one in three patients trialing the recently approved Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab experienced brain swelling side effects. The data is the first from the drug ...

These were effective at reducing brain swelling and improving outcomes when administered within six hours of injury. Interestingly, the therapeutic antibodies did not work if given after six hours ...

However, this swelling was accompanied by a surprising reduction in the nerve cells’ activity. One week after injury, when swelling had subsided, neurons were more excitable than they had been prior ...