can cerebral edema cause coma?

cerebral edema can lead to coma. patients develop cerebral edema, which in severe cases can lead to increased intracranial pressure, brain herniation, and even death. it may also cause patients to have disturbances of consciousness, including drowsiness, lethargy, coma, vegetative state, and cerebral cortical removal. clinically, cerebral edema can be seen in a variety of diseases, most of which are caused by organic lesions in the brain. common diseases include large-scale cerebral infarction, massive cerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, severe encephalitis, and severe craniocerebral disease. injury, brainstem hemorrhage, etc.

severe hypertension can cause hypertensive encephalopathy and disorder of consciousness. if the patient has toxic encephalopathy, it can also cause disorder of consciousness. severe carbon monoxide poisoning may also cause confusion. according to different causes, corresponding causes are treated. treatment requires dehydration, lowering intracranial pressure and brain-refreshing treatment.

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