Brain 'Drowns' in Its Own Fluid after a Stroke (VIDEO)
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Cerebral edema, swelling that occurs in the brain, is a severe and potentially fatal complication of stroke. New research, which was conducted in mice and appears in the journal Science, shows for the first time that the glymphatic system - normally associated with the beneficial task of waste removal - goes awry during a stroke and floods the brain, triggering edema and drowning brain cells. Video shows spreading depolarization of cells followed by cerebrospinal fluid flowing into the brain post-stroke.
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University of Rochester Medical Center
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