A 49-year-old woman with traumatic brain injury after an automobile accident is found to have raised intracranial pressure, and hyperosmolar therapy is recommended. Hyperosmolar therapy with either hypertonic saline or mannitol reduces intracranial pressure by reducing brain volume.
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