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Neurogenic pulmonary edema is a life-threatening complication of severe central nervous system injury that requires prompt respiratory support and hemodynamic management.
This review highlights the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and management of neurogenic pulmonary edema following severe CNS injuries.
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Pathogenesis of NPO remains incompletely understood; leaves open mechanistic studies in CNS injury.
Neuogenic pulmonary oedema (NPO) usually occurs following severe central nervous system (CNS) injuries (i.e. as a consequence of grand mal seizures, subarachnoid haemorrhage, intracranial bleeding, severe head injury or sometimes following spinal cord injuries). However, the pathogenesis of NPO is not entirely clear. In the majority of cases, early or classic symptoms of pulmonary oedema are evident from several minutes up to several hours after CNS damage. Dyspnoea, chest pain, bloody expectoration are observed shortly after consciousness disorders, although NPO may occasionally be diagnosed on the basis of chest x-ray in patients with no clinical symptoms. Tachypnoea, tachycardia, rales without any changes in cardiac system are usually observed during physical examination. The ailments withdraw quickly in the majority of patients, who may require oxygen therapy at most.
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Agrawal et al. (2007) conducted a review in Neurogenic pulmonary oedema. Management of neurogenic pulmonary oedema was evaluated. Neurogenic pulmonary edema is a life-threatening complication of severe central nervous system injury that requires prompt respiratory support and hemodynamic management.
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